Essential medicines for universal health coverage

VJ Wirtz, HV Hogerzeil, AL Gray, M Bigdeli… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Essential medicines satisfy the priority health-care needs of the
population. Essential medicines policies are crucial to promoting health and achieving …

Access to medicines from a health system perspective

M Bigdeli, B Jacobs, G Tomson, R Laing… - Health policy and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Most health system strengthening interventions ignore interconnections between systems
components. In particular, complex relationships between medicines and health financing …

What do people really think of generic medicines? A systematic review and critical appraisal of literature on stakeholder perceptions of generic drugs

SS Dunne, CP Dunne - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background Considerable emphasis is presently being placed on usage of generic
medicines by governments focussed on the potential economic benefits associated with …

Access to care and medicines, burden of health care expenditures, and risk protection: results from the World Health Survey

AK Wagner, AJ Graves, SK Reiss, R LeCates, F Zhang… - Health policy, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We assessed the contribution of health insurance and a functioning public
sector to access to care and medicines and household economic burden. METHODS: We …

[PDF][PDF] Medicines in health systems: advancing access, affordability and appropriate use

M Bigdeli, DH Peters, AK Wagner… - 2014 - apps.who.int
Medicines in Health Systems Medicines in Health Systems Page 1 Edited by: Maryam Bigdeli,
David H. Peters, Anita K. Wagner Advancing access, affordability and appropriate use Medicines …

Perceptions of the quality of generic medicines: implications for trust in public services within the local health system in Tumkur, India

PK Aivalli, MA Elias, MK Pati, S Bhanuprakash… - BMJ Global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Generic medicines are an important policy option to reduce out-of-pocket
expenditure on medicines. However, negative perceptions of their quality affect utilisation …

Quality of generic medicines in South Africa: perceptions versus reality–a qualitative study

A Patel, R Gauld, P Norris, T Rades - BMC health services research, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Generic Medicines are an important policy option allowing for access
to affordable, essential medicines. Quality of generic medicines must be guaranteed through …

Patient knowledge, perceptions, and acceptance of generic medicines: a comprehensive review of the current literature

AA Alrasheedy, MA Hassali, K Stewart… - Patient …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Generic medicines have the same quality, safety, and efficacy as their
counterpart original brand medicines. Generic medicines provide the same therapeutic …

World heart federation cholesterol roadmap

A Murphy, JR Faria-Neto, K Al-Rasadi, D Blom… - Global heart, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The World Heart Federation has undertaken an initiative to develop a
series of Roadmaps. Objectives The aim of these is to promote development of national …

Removing user fees for basic health services: a pilot study and national roll-out in Afghanistan

LC Steinhardt, I Aman, I Pakzad, B Kumar… - Health policy and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background User fees for primary care tend to suppress utilization, and many countries are
experimenting with fee removal. Studies show that additional inputs are needed after …