However, over the past 15 years, several newer medicines for treating HIV and other diseases have been added to the list [2]. As these medicines were both patented and expensive, friction arose between ad- vocates of intellectual property protection and advocates of essential medicine access [3...
Methods: We retrospectively assessed 54 NCD drugs listed for district hospitals or health centers in the Rwanda national essential medicines list. Data were collected from three district hospitals and 17 health centers that host NCD clinics. We extracted data on drug availability, quantity dispensed, ...
comparative cost-effectiveness, the need for special requirements or training needed for the safe/appropriate use of the medicine, and regulatory status.1 The medicines that are considered highest priority are included on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines or Essential Medicines List (EML). ...
Africa as a continent remains an important market for medicines and medical equipment from majorpharmaceutical companiesand device manufacturers in the higher income countries. Businesses are starting to facilitate the transfer of funds, knowledge, and technology to establish long-term local capability. Af...
Cancer medicines are not always continuously stocked in private pharmacies. Instead, pharmacies that dispense these medicines usually do so from a fixed inventory list, with next-day delivery. We selected 1 to 3 pharmacies that market specialty medicines (e.g. cancer medicines) in each of the ei...
3. _ Dian Fossey hunted gorillas for many years in Rwanda and the Congo. 4. — Fossey created a fund in Digits memory. 5. _ Dian Fossey could not protect either Digit or herself from hunters. 6. — Fossey thought that Digit knew she loved him. .重 Answe『the questions. 1. What ...
This article is based upon data gathered during a study conducted in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization on the patent status of products appearing on the World Health Organization’s 2013 Model List of Essential Medicines (MLEM). It is a statistical analysis aimed at answe...