Innovative Approaches to Increase Access to Medicines in Developing Countries
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Innovative Approaches to Increase Access to Medicines in Developing Countries
Access to essential medicines is problematic for one third of all persons worldwide. The price of many medicines (i.e., drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics) is unaffordable to the majority of the population in need, especially in least-developed countries, but also increasingly in middle-income countries. Several innovative approaches, based on partnerships, intellectual property, and pricing, are...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00218