Access to medicines in the context of the right-to-health framework 2013, para. 55
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- To control the quality of medicines through the distribution chain, medicines must be maintained at the required temperature and according to labelling requirements, and stored in clean, dry and well-sanitized areas. States reported several challenges in meeting these requirements. Poor warehouses and cold storage facilities were cited as the major obstacles to maintaining the quality of essential medicines in developing countries, especially in rural areas. In some countries temporary storage was resorted to which lacked temperature or quality control standards. Such practices can be detrimental to the quality of medicines and this calls for urgent investment to develop adequate distribution infrastructure for public health facilities. Alternatively, States may consider including in the procurement contract a condition requiring medicines to be delivered directly to district level stores or health facilities.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/23/42, para. 55.
- Paragraph number
- 55
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