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Burkina Faso
Population: 20.9m (2020)
Area: 274,400 sqkm
Diarrhoea deaths: 9,152 (2019)
ORS coverage: 40% (2015)
ORS + Zinc coverage: 1% (2015)
National EML download: [not yet found]
National policy
✅ ORS+Zinc in National Clinical Guidelines
❓ National Essential Medicines List last updated in [year unknown]
✅ ORS included in the National Essential Medicines List
✅ Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
❌ Co-packaged ORS & Zinc included in the National Essential Medicines List
Zinc availability
❌ Zinc available “over the counter”
Outlets for Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
❌ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets
❌ General retail outlets
❌ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
❌ Campaigns and outreach
Co-pack availability
✅ Co-packaged ORS and Zinc available
Outlets for co-packaged ORS and Zinc tablets:
✅ Pharmacies
❌ Drug stores/shops
❌ Supermarkets
❌ General retail outlets
✅ Community Health Workers
❌ Door-to-door sales people
✅ Government hospitals/clinics
✅ Private hospitals/clinics
✅ Campaigns and outreach
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc brands (may not be exhaustive)
SRO Zinc, Zincfors, ORASEL Zinc
Co-packaged ORS and Zinc manufacturers (may not be exhaustive)
ProPharm
Co-pack costs
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PUBLIC sector
Free of charge
Typical cost of a ORS/Zinc co-pack in the PRIVATE sector
300CFA (USD 0.50 – Jun-2022)
✅ Diarrhoea programmes currently on-going
| Name | Organisation | Funder | Diarrhoea specific | Target area |
| PCIME | PCIME communautaire | UNICEF | No | Nationwide |
| Programme gratuité des soins | Government | Government | No | Nationwide |
Additional information
None
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