Title: Towards equitable access to medicines for the rural poor : analyses of insurance claims reveal rural pharmacy initiative triggers price competition in Kyrgyzstan

Authors: Waning, Brenda

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2009

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Volume: Vol. 8, No. 43

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: medical care, pharmaceuticals, health programmes, kyrgyzstan

Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine if the establishment of a rural pharmacy initiative, designed to increase access to medicines in rural Kyrgyzstan, resulted in the unforeseen benefit of triggering medicine price competition in pre-existing private pharmacies located in the region.

URL: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-8-43.pdf

Document type: Portal