MAKING MEDICINES AFFORDABLE.
Studying W.H.O. Initiatives

RANJIT R. CHAUDHURY
President, Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs
National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi

NIRMAL KUMAR GURBANI
Head of Department of Pharmacy Public Health Training Institute, Jaipur Hon. Secretary Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs.

KEY SELLING POINTS

  • Case studies of WHO best practice
  • Relevant to health care worldwide

BOOK INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781904798262
Pub Date: March 2005
Format: Hardback
Extent: c 106 pages

Availability and easy accessibility to quality medicines for the population is an important component in the health care services of any country. If the primary health system is not able to provide medicines at all times, then that system will fail and people will not use it.

Though pre-judged as primarily a Third World issue, the cost of medicine is a matter of global concern. The World Health Organisation has been at the forefront of introducing and implementing schemes involving the concept of essential medicines and their supply. This book describes and discusses those schemes.

“Making Medicines Affordable” is a small but essential reference work of international interest to drugs companies, policy makers, and all those involved in or simply concerned with the cost of maintaining the health of the world’s population.

Contents:The Bamako Initiative • Life Line Fluid and Drugs Stores • Pooled Procurement • TRIPS Safeguards