All ships governed by the regulations of the International Maritime Organization must have medical supplies and suitable storage for them such as refrigeration and locks.
[1] In Canada medicine chest has a related, symbolic meaning.
Under the terms of Treaty 6 between the Canadian government and several bands of First Nations people ("Indians"), the government was required to supply each Indian reserve with a medicine chest.
That has been interpreted as an ongoing responsibility for the government to provide healthcare to First Nations people.
[2] This medical article is a stub.