Global Access to Medicine: an Uphill Struggle

• Autorzy: Costase Ndayishimiye , Desmond A. Aji
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background: The study originated from the authors' coursework in health technology assessment and rational pharmaceutical policy. Purpose: To respond to the question of whether there is a global problem of access to medications by providing differentiated backgrounds and possible solutions or mitigation strategies for boosting the population's access to medications. Method: Thematic content analysis (TCA) was performed on paper-based data. Findings: 39 documents were included, including 22 articles, eleven technical reports, two books, one book chapter, and three websites. Drug accessibility issues affect four major categories - essential, innovative, orphan, and highly-priced medicines. Access to these medications is nevertheless hampered for several reasons, including patents; prohibitive costs; fluctuating production; market unprofitability for rare diseases; and delays in innovative treatments, even in developed countries. Conclusion: Efforts to boost drug access should target all sectors - public, private, and non-governmental - and should forge ties with pharmaceutical firms and key health care institutions. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Illness; Medications; Patent; Human rights

PL

Choroby; Leki; Patenty; Prawa człowieka

• Czasopismo: Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: 19
• Numer: nr 3-4
• Strony: 104--111

Twórcy

autor

Costase Ndayishimiye

• Jagiellonian University Medical College

autor

Desmond A. Aji

• Jagiellonian University Medical College

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.4467/20842627OZ.21.014.15768