Funding a set of essential medicines for low- and middle-income countries
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 12:51
in Health & Medicine
As the world moves toward universal health coverage, the question arises: How can governments ensure equitable access to essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries? A section of The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines Policies report finds that funding for a “basket” of these essential medicines may pose a challenge, but not necessarily an insurmountable one, for the global health community.