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Headline data

Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis
Year Value
2008 94.0
2009 77.7
2010 87.3
2011 84.3
2012 85.0
2013 88.0
2014 87.6
2015 90.7
2016 87.1
2017 87.3
2018 87.5
2019 86.8

Source: Quantec - COJ Group Strategy Policy Coordination and Relations (GSPCR)

Geographical Area:

Unit of Measurement: Percentage of facilities

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Johannesburg statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from City of Johannesburg statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other City of Johannesburg-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis
Unit of measure

Percentage of facilities
Data sources

District Health Information System (DHIS)
Data providers

Quantec - COJ Group Strategy Policy Coordination and Relations (GSPCR)
Comment and limitations

Unclear how data is derived in DHIS
Method of computation

Health facilities with essential medicines rate index (DHIS) (DHB_165I)
Comparability/deviation from international standards

Original SDG Indicator
Data last updated Jun 20, 2023
Metadata last updated Jun 20, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 3.b.3: Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis

Target

Target 3.b: Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non‑communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all
Metadata update

2019-01-01
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Health Organization (WHO)
Related indicators

3.b.1- Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme

3.b.2- Total net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors

3.8.1-Coverage of essential health services (defined as the average coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, new born and child health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and service capacity and access, among the general and the most disadvantaged population)

3.8.2-Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income
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