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How to develop and implement a national drug policy, Second Edition. Geneva: WHO, 2001, 83pp., ISBN 92 4 154547 X
Author(s) -
HuffRousselle Maggie
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/hpm.787
Subject(s) - suite , library science , citation , computer science , operations research , management , political science , engineering , law , economics
The world pharmaceuticals market has witnessed an increase in the number of pharmaceutical productsa circulating worldwide, leading to a rapid growth in both medicines consumption and expenditure. However WHO estimates that, as of 1997, at least one-third of the world’s population still lacks access to essential medicines, either because these are not available or are too expensive, or because there are no adequate facilities or trained professionals to prescribe them. In poorer areas of Asia and Africa this figure may be as high as one-half. As a result, millions of children and adults die or suffer needlessly, although their disease could have been prevented or treated with cost-effective and inexpensive essential medicines.