Advance price or purchase commitments to create markets for treatments for diseases of poverty: lessons from three policies

• Main Authors: Towse Adrian (Author), Kettler Hannah (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: The World Health Organization, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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New drugs and vaccines are needed for tackling diseases of poverty in low- and middle-income countries. The lack of effective demand or market for these products translates into insufficient investment being made in research and development to meet the need for them. Many have advocated cost-reducin...