Experts Lounge
Conclusion
To guarantee access , countries need to explore interventions that allow for competitive pricing of medicines including the existence of independent regulatory framework to guide assessments of the value of any new medicine . Provisions to allow for parallel importation ( where appropriate ), and options for invoking strategies that include compulsory licensing that promote access to affordable medicines must be explored . In addition , countries need to pay attention to cost increment that occur through the distribution chain , and to the role of copayments in limiting access to essential medicines . Interventions to improve transparency regarding Research and Development ( R & D ) costs and production costs need to be investigated and implemented .
Note : Dr Reuben Sigey is a pharmacist working for an international pharmaceutical company . He is a keen follower of politics , policy and other market shaping happenings within the health care and pharmaceutical industry regionally and abroad . Opinions expressed on this column are his own personal views and do not represent the thinking of his employer nor that of the Health Business Magazine .
Health Finance
Kenya among top contributors to Global Fund Against AIDS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at the closing session of the Global Fund Replenishment Conference in Montréal .
Kenya has been listed among the top contributors to the Global Fund Against
AIDS , Tuberculosis ( TB ) and Malaria in Africa after she announced a donation of Sh500 million towards the kitty .
The announcement was made by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed who spoke on behalf of President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Global Fund Replenishment conference in Montreal , Canada last week .
The Global Fund has played a major role in supporting Kenya ’ s success in combating HIV / Aids , Tuberculosis and Malaria over the years .
“ Our partnership with the Global Fund has saved more than 300,000 lives in Kenya ,” said Mr Kenyatta in a statement .
12 November-December 2016