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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 World Summit for Children Indicators, Zambia 2001-2002 Childhood mortality Infant mortality rate Under-five mortality rate Maternal mortality…

20 MEDICINE PRICES SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT ESSENTIAL DRUGS MONITOR The hidden costs of essential medicines L. Levison R. Laing ➢ LIBBY LEVISON AND RICHARD LAING A N estimated one-third of the world’s…

WHO/NHD/01.3 Distribution: General English only Iron Deficiency Anaemia Assessment, Prevention, and Control A guide for programme managers United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations University…

Research International survey on variations in practice of the management of the third stage of labour Mario R. Festin,1 Pisake Lumbiganon,2 Jorge E. Tolosa,3 Kathryn A. Finney,4 Katherine Ba-Thike,5…

WHO/EDM/PAR/2003.3 Guidelines for price discounts of single-source pharmaceuticals World Health Organization Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS United Nations Children's Fund United Nations…

WHO 7 Policy on Medicines Perspectives Effective medicines regulation: ensuring safety, efficacy and quality November 2003 World Health Organization Geneva Currently about 20% of countries…

Drugs and Money SEVENTH EDITION Drugs and Money Prices, affordability and cost containment Editors: M.N.G. Dukes F.M. Haaijer-Ruskamp C.P. de Joncheere and A.H. Rietveld C.P. de Joncheere et al.…

DRUG AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEES: A PRATICAL GUIDE Irrational use of medicines is a widespread problem at all levels of health care, but especially in hospitals. This is particularly worrying as…

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ESSENTIAL DRUGS MONITOR 25 A C C E S S Access to essential medicines H.Hogerzeil as a human right ➢ HANS HOGERZEIL T HE promotion of human rights is one of the principal objectives of the United…