Public Health Eth Uk
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Public Health Eth Uk · Jul 2008
Improving Access to Essential Medicines: How Health Concerns can be Prioritised in the Global Governance System.
This paper discusses the politics of access to essential medicines and identifies 'space' in the current system where health concerns can be strengthened relative to trade. This issue is addressed from a global governance perspective focusing on the main actors who can have the greatest impact. ⋯ The collaboration has been so powerful due to the assistance of the media as well as the decision to compromise with pharmaceutical companies and their host countries. To improve access to essential medicines, six C's are needed: coalitions, civil society, citizenship, compromise, communication and collaboration.