Economics of Essential Medicines - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 186203138X ISBN 13: 9781862031388

Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1997

Synopsis

This volume highlights the pressing issue of the availability of essential medicines in developing countries. It includes perspectives from developed and developing countries, the public and the private sector, and health service delivery, as well as research and development issues. Contributors include Keith Maskus (University of Colorado), Jayashree Watal (Intellectual Property Division, WTO), Owen Lippert (Fraser Institute, Canada Oxfam Paper), Harvey Bale (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association), Jorge A.Z. Bermudez (National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazilian Ministry of Health), Dorothy Ochola (UNAIDS/Ministry of Health HIV/AIDS Drug Access Initiative, Uganda), Jillian Cohen, World Bank-PAHO Pharmaceuticals Liaison Officer), Duncan Reekie (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), Jeffrey L. Sturchio (Merck & Company), Markus Haacker (IMF), Andrew Creese (World Health Organization), and Louisiana Lush (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

About this title

Synopsis:

Making essential medicines available in developing countries is a pressing international problem. This volume highlights the issues, including perspectives from developed and developing countries, the public and the private sectors. It focuses on health service delivery, as well as research and development issues.

About the Author:

Brigitte Granville is a professor of international economics and economic policy at the Centre for Business Management, Queen Mary, University of London and former head of the International Economics Programme at RIIA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 186203138X
• ISBN 13: 9781862031388
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Granville Brigitte