title: Community financing for essential drugs in Nepal.
abstract: Local cost-sharing schemes have demonstrated that the revenues needed to supply essential drugs can be raised from the users and at the same time reduce wastage. A significant amount of resources have been made available in this way, but lack of clear operating principles and management support has prevented them from being put to good use.
authors.affiliation: Monitoring and Supervision Division, Ministry of Health, Ram Shah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Chaulagai
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D016527:Drug Costs; D004363:Drug Utilization; D009390:Nepal; D011306:Prescription Fees