E-DRUG: Book: Managing Pharmaceuticals in International Health
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Dear colleagues,
I would like to inform you about the book "Managing
Pharmaceuticals in International Health" which has been published
this year. All authors want to invite readers to provide critical feed-
back about content and usefulness of the book.
Best regards
Reinhard Huss, MD MPH
University of Heidelberg
Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
Office: Bergheimer Str.20
Im Neuenheimer Feld 324
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Fon +49(0)6221-565048
Fax +49(0)6221-565039
reinhard.huss@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
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Title: Managing Pharmaceuticals in International Health
Year: 2004
Overview:
The ready availability of essential drugs to entire populations is a key determinant of public health in all countries. Addressing the great inequalities in drug supply is one of the major challenges in international health.
This book aims to provide the student of international health with an
introduction to the international pharmaceutical scene: Who are the key players and what are their roles? What has been achieved so far, and what remains to be done? What are the prospects for the future?
The book should be of interest to all those who wish to learn more
about an important area of international health. It will be of particular interest to those involved with the management of medicines at any level, and to those with an interest in improving access to medicines for all in a fair and equitable way.
Contents:
..Issues in the Management of Pharmaceuticals in International Health
..Access and Availability of Pharmaceuticals in International Health
..Assessing the Pharmaceutical Needs of Patients and Populations
..The Role of Health Professionals
..The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry
..The Role of Governments
..The Role of the European Union, National Assistance Agencies and NGOs
..The Role of International Organizations
..Rational Use of Medicines
..Medicine Quality, Adverse Reactions and Antimicrobial Resistance
..Managing Medicines Information
..Investigating the Use of Medicines
..Trends and Developments
..Policy Initiatives and their Implications
Authors:
Stuart Anderson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK /
Reinhard Huss, Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, Heidelberg, Germany /
Rob Summers, Medical University of Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa /
Karin Wiedenmayer, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
Format: 276 pages. Softcover
ISBN 3-7643-6601-X
Price: 39. / CHF 65. subject to local VAT
Publisher: Birkhduser Verlag AG
E-mail: info@birkhauser.ch , Website: http://www.birkhauser.ch