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Challenges to the Availability and Affordability of Essential Medicines in African Countries: A Scoping Review

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2023
Introduction The availability and affordability of safe, effective, accessible, and high-quality essential medicines is a critical benchmark for achieving the right to good health, and it is also one of the goals of the global health development agenda ...
Aderaw Yenet, Getinet Nibret, B. Tegegne
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Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Importance The elimination of racial and ethnic differences in health status and health care access is a US goal, but it is unclear whether the country has made progress over the last 2 decades.
S. Mahajan, C. Caraballo, Yuan Lu, J. Valero-Elizondo, D. Massey, A. Annapureddy, B. Roy, C. Riley, K. Murugiah, O. Onuma, M. Nunez-Smith, H. Forman, K. Nasir, J. Herrin, H. Krumholz   +14 more
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Availability, Affordability, Access, and Pricing of Anti-cancer Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Literature

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally accounting for more than half of deaths in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Cancer treatment is expensive and the high prices of cancer medicines have a huge impact on access in ...
Phyllis Ocran Mattila, Rabbiya Ahmad, S. Hasan, Z. Babar   +3 more
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Lowering drug prices and enhancing pharmaceutical affordability: an analysis of the national volume-based procurement (NVBP) effect in China

BMJ Global Health, 2021
To cope with the increasing healthcare costs brought about by the universal health insurance programme, national volume-based procurement (NVBP) was implemented in China to reduce drug prices. However, the impact of NVBP remains unknown.
Jing Yuan, Z. K. Lu, X. Xiong, Bin Jiang
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How to balance valuable innovation with affordable access to medicines in Belgium?

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Countries are struggling to provide affordable access to medicines while supporting the market entry of innovative, expensive products. This Perspective aims to discuss challenges and avenues for balancing health care system objectives of ...
Steven Simoens, Khadidja Abdallah, Liese Barbier, Teresa Barcina Lacosta, Alessandra Blonda, Elif Car, Zilke Claessens, Thomas Desmet, Evelien De Sutter, Laurenz Govaerts, Rosanne Janssens, Teodora Lalova, Teodora Lalova, Evelien Moorkens, Robbe Saesen, Robbe Saesen, Elise Schoefs, Yannick Vandenplas, Eline Van Overbeeke, Ciska Verbaanderd, Ciska Verbaanderd, Isabelle Huys   +21 more
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Is Buying Local Less Expensive? Debunking a Myth—Assessing the Price Competitiveness of Local Food Products in Canada

Foods, 2022
It is well known that many consumers believe local foods are more expensive than comparative products coming from other markets. The aim of this study was to measure the price competitiveness of products certified by the Aliments du Québec program, a ...
Sylvain Charlebois, Amy Hill, Melanie Morrison, Janele Vezeau, Janet Music, Kydra Mayhew   +5 more
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High energy burden and low-income energy affordability: conclusions from a literature review

Progress in Energy, 2020
In an era of U.S. energy abundance, the persistently high energy bills paid by low-income households is troubling. After decades of weatherization and bill-payment programs, low-income households still spend a higher percent of their income on ...
Marilyn A Brown, Anmol Soni, M. Lapsa, Katie Southworth, M. Cox   +4 more
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Coping with Energy Poverty: Measurements, Drivers, Impacts, and Solutions

Energies, 2021
Energy is required for socioeconomic development, and the world’s energy needs have significantly increased in the last decades. The lack of energy can have severe impacts on a person’s well-being; therefore, energy access should be ensured for everyone ...
George E. Halkos, Eleni-Christina Gkampoura   +1 more
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To What Extent Could Alternative Economic Models Increase Investment in the Renovation of and Reduce Energy Poverty in Social Housing in Flanders?

Buildings, 2023
An important share of the social housing stock in Flanders is outdated, resulting in a high energy demand for heating. Energetic renovation is hence urgently needed.
Els Van de moortel, Karen Allacker
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Affordability of an NGO-government partnership for community-based disability rehabilitation

African Journal of Disability, 2023
Background: Tunafasi is a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programme for persons with disability, implemented by a local non-governmental organisation in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with government. To assess affordability and
Kelsey R. Vaughan, Ram K. Thapa
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