Availability, prices and affordability of essential medicines in Haiti

Harinder Singh Chahal; Nazaire St. Fort; Lisa Bero

Journal of Global Health (Dec 2013)

Availability, prices and affordability of essential medicines in Haiti

Harinder Singh Chahal ,
Nazaire St. Fort ,
Lisa Bero

Affiliations

Harinder Singh Chahal: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, Cal., USA; Haiti Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, Cal., USA
Nazaire St. Fort: Haiti Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, Cal., USA
Lisa Bero: Clinical Pharmacy and Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco, Cal., USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 109 – 119

Abstract

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Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and faces numerous challenges, including inadequate medication access for its residents. The objective of this study was to determine the availability, prices, and affordability of essential medicines in Haiti and compare these findings to other countries.

Published in Journal of Global Health

ISSN: 2047-2978 (Print); 2047-2986 (Online)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Global Health Society
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: http://jogh.org

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