Making Medicines in Africa : The Political Economy of Industrializing for Local Health

Making Medicines in Africa The Political Economy of Industrializing for Local Health

This book is open access under a CC-BY license. The importance of the pharmaceutical industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, its claim to policy priority, is rooted in the vast unmet health needs of the sub-continent. Making Medicines in Africa is a collective endeavour, by a group of contributors with a st...

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Other Authors: Banda, Geoffrey (auth), Mackintosh, Maureen. editor (editor), Banda, Geoffrey. editor, Wamae, Watu. editor, Tibandebage, Paula. editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan 2015
2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:International Political Economy Series,
Subjects:
Economic policy.
International relations.
Pharmacology.
Political economy.
Ethnology—Africa.
International economics.
Economic Policy.
International Relations.
Pharmacology/Toxicology.
International Political Economy.
African Culture.
International Economics.
Life Sciences
Economics
International Relations
International Political Economy
Political Economy
Development
African Studies
African Economics
Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Summary:This book is open access under a CC-BY license. The importance of the pharmaceutical industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, its claim to policy priority, is rooted in the vast unmet health needs of the sub-continent. Making Medicines in Africa is a collective endeavour, by a group of contributors with a strong African and more broadly Southern presence, to find ways to link technological development, investment and industrial growth in pharmaceuticals to improve access to essential good quality medicines, as part of moving towards universal access to competent health care in Africa. The authors aim to shift the emphasis in international debate and initiatives towards sustained Africa-based and African-led initiatives to tackle this huge challenge. Without the technological, industrial, intellectual, organisational and research-related capabilities associated with competent pharmaceutical production, and without policies that pull the industrial sectors towards serving local health needs, the African sub-continent cannot generate the resources to tackle its populations' needs and demands.    Research for this book has been selected as one of the 20 best examples of the impact of UK research on development. See http://www.ukcds.org.uk/the-global-impact-of-uk-research for further details.
Item Description:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 334 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137546463

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