Managing Pharmaceuticals in International Health
Anderson, Stuart; Huss, Reinhard; Summers, Robert; Wiedenmayer, Karin
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Description for Managing Pharmaceuticals in International Health
Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on the politics of drug supply. Suitable for those involved with the management of medicines at any level, this title is useful for students of public health. Num Pages: 232 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KJVG; MBN; MQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
"One third of the world's population lack effective access to quality assured essential medicines used rationally". When WHO first made this statement fifteen years ago, there was general concern that medical miracles such as antibiotics, antiparasitic medicines, vaccines and anal gesics would not be available to many people. Today, the proportion of those lack ing access is lower in Asia and Latin America and higher in Africa but there are probably about two billion people in this situation. This book describes the many problems involved, and then puts together possible solutions based on country expe riences in a comprehensive and ... Read more
"One third of the world's population lack effective access to quality assured essential medicines used rationally". When WHO first made this statement fifteen years ago, there was general concern that medical miracles such as antibiotics, antiparasitic medicines, vaccines and anal gesics would not be available to many people. Today, the proportion of those lack ing access is lower in Asia and Latin America and higher in Africa but there are probably about two billion people in this situation. This book describes the many problems involved, and then puts together possible solutions based on country expe riences in a comprehensive and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764366018
SKU
V9783764366018
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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