Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Ewen, Margaret"
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Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases
Ewen, Margaret; Zweekhorst, Marjolein; Regeer, Barbara; Laing, Richard (Public Library of Science, 2017)BACKGROUND: WHO has set a voluntary target of 80% availability of affordable essential medicines, including generics, to treat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in the public and private sectors of countries by ... -
Baseline assessment of WHO's target for both availability and affordability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases
Ewen, Margaret; Zweekhorst, Marjolein; Regeer, Barbara; Laing, Richard (Public Library of Science, 2017)Background: WHO has set a voluntary target of 80% availability of affordable essential medicines, including generics, to treat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in the public and private sectors of countries by 2025. ... -
Prices and availability of locally produced and imported medicines in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Ewen, Margaret; Kaplan, W.; Gedif, T.; Justin-Temu, M.; Vialle-Valentin, C.; Mirza, Z.; Regeer, Barbara; Zweekhorst, M.; Laing, Richard (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)Background: To assess the effect of policies supporting local medicine production to improve access to medicines. Methods: We adapted the WHO/HAI instruments measuring medicines availability and prices to differentiate ...