UNCoLSC Indicator and Definition to meet minimum threshold   Baseline Endline    
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n (2013-16) Mean (2016-17) Mean Change P-value  
Regulatory Efficiency National Essential Medicines List: Commodity is included in the national EML with a context-appropriate level of commodity specification and/or formulation 168 71% 91% ▲ 20 < 0.001 **
National treatment guidelines: National treatment guidelines on interventions to deliver commodities exist, are updated regularly, & refer to latest WHO guidance 182 76% 87% ▲ 11 0.001 **
Registered in-country: The commodity is fully registered in-country under approved & relevant formulations 135 64% 76% ▲ 12 0.004 **
Prescription authority: The commodity is prescribed at lowest appropriate level of service delivery (per national policy and essential intervention package) 179 77% 89% ▲ 12 0.001 **
Quality Strengthening GMP-accredited manufacturers: Public sector procurement is done only from manufacturers with a valid GMP accreditation for domestic & international purchases 14 86% 86% 0 1.000  
National medicines control laboratory: At least one national medicines control laboratory exists in-country that is certified by any standards accreditation agency 14 36% 29% ▼ -7 0.336  
Monitoring quality of medicines: Functioning systems exist for monitoring quality of medicines (i.e. post-market surveillance). 14 43% 64% ▲ 21 0.040 *
Monitoring patient safety for medicines: Functioning systems exist for monitoring patient safety for medicines (i.e. pharmacovigilance). 14 43% 50% ▲ 7 0.583  
Supply and Awareness Forecasting Tools: Existence of a forecasting tool or method used routinely for forecasting needs for RMNCH medicines and medical devices 14 64% 64% 0 1.000  
Supply chain training to districts: Training in supply chain management for RMNCH commodities has been deployed to all SDPs at the district level 14 50% 57% ▲ 7 0.336  
Comprehensive national eLMIS: There is a single electronic national LMIS or an interoperable platform that tracks commodity availability and distribution from first point of warehousing to point of service for each RMNCH service area AND automatically compiles/ aggregates data on a continuous basis 14 7% 29% ▲ 21 0.189  
Tracked in eLMIS: Commodity availability is tracked from first point of warehousing to service delivery point by an electronic LMIS 171 50% 57% ▲ 7 0.134  
National stock-outs: No commodity stock-outs at the national level in the past 12 months (for EML commodities) 128 64% 59% ▼ -5 0.291  
Performance and accountability Training curricula (national): In-service training curricula exist at the national level for interventions that deliver the commodity at the appropriate level of care 182 73% 85% ▲ 12 0.001 **
Job aids or check lists (national): National level job aids have been developed or updated, include the specific commodity, are clearly written & refer to WHO version 182 68% 86% ▲ 19 < 0.001 **
Reaching Women and Children Policy against user fees: National policy states that patients should not be assessed any fee or out of pocket expense for the LSCs and related services at the point of service delivery [2] 56 46% 52% ▲ 5 0.370  
Demand & Utilization Demand Generation: National RMNCH plan includes costed demand generation/behavior change communication activities with a budget allocated 14 71% 79% ▲ 7 0.336  
Innovative financing Results-based financing mechanism: The country entered into an agreement with a results-based financing mechanism to increase access to LSCS and related services 14 21% 43% ▲ 21 0.189
RMNCH Coordination [1] Coordination mechanism exists: A functional national coordination mechanism on RMNCH exists (or RMNCH is included in broader coordination mechanism) 14 64% 100% ▲ 36 0.019 *
RMNCH plan costed and budgeted: A national RMNCH plan exists that is costed with a budget allocated for interventions for LSCs at national and sub-national levels 14 57% 50% ▼ -7 0.720  
Commodity security strategy: National commodity security strategy for LSCs have been developed and approved by the Ministry of Health 14 43% 36% ▼ -7 0.336
Total (average): 1,551 65% 76% 11%