Delivering Essential Medicines: The Way Forward : The Way Forward (Royal Institute of International Affairs) - Softcover

9781862031494: Delivering Essential Medicines: The Way Forward : The Way Forward (Royal Institute of International Affairs)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862031495 ISBN 13: 9781862031494

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, 2003

This new volume extends the debate initiated in The Economics of Essential Medicines by outlining the challenges in delivering essential medicines to developing countries. The contributors examines the extent to which the pharmaceutical industry can play a role in improving health service delivery and access to medicines in developing countries. They also discuss the impact of private–public partnerships and outlines specific efforts to bring medicines to developing countries. Contributors include Alexander S. Preker (Human Development Network, World Bank), Jim Attridge (Imperial College Management School, University of London), G�ran Ando (Pharmacia), Robert G. Ridley (World Health Organzation/TDR), and Jeffrey L. Sturchio (Merck & Company).

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Synopsis:

Following the publication of "The Economics of Essential Medicines", this new volume extends the debate by outlining the challenges in delivering essential medicines to developing countries. The issue is complicated by the affordability of medicines as well as physical barriers in economic policy and medical infrastructure. This book examines the extent to which the pharmaceutical industry can play a role in improving health service delivery and access to medicines in developing countries. It also discusses the impact of private-public partnerships and outlines specific efforts to bring medicines to developing countries.

About the Author:

Amir Attaran is an associate fellow in the International Economics Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) and an associate professor at the Faculty of Law and Institute for Population Health, Ottawa. 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.

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