Transparency in Nigeria's public pharmaceutical sector: perceptions from policy makers
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Transparency in Nigeria's public pharmaceutical sector: perceptions from policy makers
BACKGROUND Pharmaceuticals are an integral component of health care systems worldwide, thus, regulatory weaknesses in governance of the pharmaceutical system negatively impact health outcomes especially in developing countries 1. Nigeria is one of a number of countries whose pharmaceutical system has been impacted by corruption and has struggled to curtail the production and trafficking of subs...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Globalization and Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1744-8603
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-5-14