Expanding global access to essential medicines: investment priorities for sustainably strengthening medical product regulatory systems

• Main Authors: Lukas Roth (Author), Daniel Bempong (Author), Joseph B. Babigumira (Author), Shabir Banoo (Author), Emer Cooke (Author), David Jeffreys (Author), Lombe Kasonde (Author), Hubert G. M. Leufkens (Author), John C. W. Lim (Author), Murray Lumpkin (Author), Gugu Mahlangu (Author), Rosanna W. Peeling (Author), Helen Rees (Author), Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda (Author), Andy Stergachis (Author), Mike Ward (Author), Jude Nwokike (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Access to quality-assured medical products improves health and save lives. However, one third of the world's population lacks timely access to quality-assured medicines while estimates indicate that at least 10% of medicine in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are substandard or...