Making Medicines in Africa - The Political Economy of Industrializing for Local Health (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)

This book is open access under a CC-BY license. The importance of the pharmaceutical industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, its claim to policy priority, is rooted in the vast unmet health needs of the sub-continent. Making Medicines in Africa is a collective endeavour, by a group of contributors with a strong African and more broadly Southern presence, to find ways to link technological development, investment and industrial growth in pharmaceuticals to improve access to essential good quality medicines, as part of moving towards universal access to competent health care in Africa. The authors aim to shift the emphasis in international debate and initiatives towards sustained Africa-based and African-led initiatives to tackle this huge challenge. Without the technological, industrial, intellectual, organisational and research-related capabilities associated with competent pharmaceutical production, and without policies that pull the industrial sectors towards serving local health needs, the African sub-continent cannot generate the resources to tackle its populations' needs and demands. Research for this book has been selected as one of the 20 best examples of the impact of UK research on development. See http://www.ukcds.org.uk/the-global-impact-of-uk-research for further details.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	International Political Economy Series
Release date:	December 2015
First published:	2016
Editors:	Maureen Mackintosh • Geoffrey Banda • Watu Wamae • Paula Tibandebage
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	334
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-57133-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Pharmaceutical industries Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General
LSN:	1-137-57133-0
Barcode:	9781137571335

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