List of key drugs (14) (Survey forms 1, 2, 10, 11, 12)
Amoxicillin capsules 250mg |
Amoxicillin suspension/syrup 125mg/5ml |
Benzoic acid + salicylic acid ointment 6% + 3% |
Chloroquine syrup 80mg base/5ml |
Chloroquine tablets 150mg base |
Cotrimoxazole tablets 480mg |
Ferrous sulphate tablets 200mg |
Folic acid tablets 5mg |
Iodine Solution |
Mebendazole tablets 100mg |
Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) |
Paracetamol syrup 120mg/5ml |
Paracetamol tablets 500mg |
Tetracycline eye ointment 1% |
STGs in force at the time (Survey form 8)
Condition |
Document |
Year |
Diarrhoea |
Ghana national standard treatment guideline |
2000 |
Mild/moderate pneumonia: child <5 |
Ghana national standard treatment guideline |
2000 |
Acute respiratory tract infection |
Ghana national standard treatment guideline |
2000 |
c) Treatment regimen for drugs to treat outpatient pneumonia (Survey form 4, 9)
Drug |
Strength |
Unit |
No. of units per treatment regimen |
Regimen |
Adults: amoxicillin capsule |
250mg |
1 |
42 |
500mg three times a day for 7 days |
Children: Amoxicillin syrup/ suspension |
125mg/5 ml |
100ml |
2 × 100ml |
250mg three times a day for 7 days |
d) Designation of Essential Drug List (EDL) and Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG) for Availability of Guidelines Indicator (Survey form 7)
| |
Document |
year |
EDL |
National |
2000 |
STG |
National |
2000 |
e) Districts and Facilities Sampled
Region |
Health facility |
Greater Accra |
Mamprobi polyclinic |
| |
Pediatokope HC |
| |
Old Ningo |
| |
Ridge Hospital |
Brong Ahafo |
Amanten HC |
| |
Yamfo HC |
| |
Abesim HC |
| |
Guaso Hospital |
Upper East |
Bongo Health Centre |
| |
Zuarungu HC |
| |
Kasina Nankana East |
| |
HC |
| |
Sandema Hospital |
Ashanti |
Tepa District Hospital |
| |
Manponteng HC |
| |
Kumawu |
| |
Kumasi South Hospital |
