Portable Screening Devices for Medicine Quality: Putting Power into the Hands of Regulators in Low-Resource Settings

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dc.contributor.authorADB; Susann Roth, Sonalini Khetrapal, Douglas Ball
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T15:03:30Z
dc.date.available2021-10-05T15:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.descriptionThis brief analyzes the benefits and challenges of using portable screening devices to regulate medicine quality in low-income countries. Across Asia and the Pacific, countries are striving to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC)—equitable access to quality medical care without undue financial hardship—in order to meet their population’s right to health. The quality medical care component of UHC relies on accessible and good quality supplies of essential medicines that treat patients as intended, and do not expose them to additional adverse effects. When medicine standards are not upheld, patients are placed in harm’s way, and waste out‑of‑pocket payments. Moreover, the community’s trust in the health-care system is also undermined.
dc.format.extent8
dc.identifier.isbn9789292613686
dc.identifier.isbn9789292613693
dc.identifier.issn2071-7202
dc.identifier.issn2218-2675
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.adb.org/publications/portable-screening-devices-medicine-quality
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5365
dc.subject.otherHealth
dc.subject.otherCommunicable and vector-borne diseases
dc.titlePortable Screening Devices for Medicine Quality: Putting Power into the Hands of Regulators in Low-Resource Settings
local.publication.countryVanuatu
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