Title:
Local production of pharmaceuticals : industrial policy and access to medicines : an overview of key concepts, issues and opportunities for future research
Authors:
Kaplan, Warren A. and Laing, Richard
Place:
Washington, DC
Publisher:
World bank
Year:
2005
Journal:
Health, nutrition and population (HNP) discussion paper
PAGE:
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Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
medical supplies, health policy, poverty
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the issues surrounding 'local production' from a policy and public health viewpoint. It provides four brief country-level case studies, and reviews the evidence supporting the industrial policy assumptions underlying the goal of local production.
URL:
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/HEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/Resources/281627-1095698140167/KaplanLocalProductionFinal.pdf
Document type:
Portal