E-DRUG: Just published: UNITAID HIV, TB and Malaria Medicines Landscape
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HIV, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA MEDICINES LANDSCAPE
Progress Report on Emerging Issues and Potential Opportunities to Improve
Access
In an era of funding cuts, increasing global challenges and financial crisis
it has become even more important not only to seek fresh sources of funds
for health and development, but to ensure that the money available provides
value and reaps concrete results. UNITAID's pivotal role in improving
medicine affordability while at the same time promoting innovation is more
critical than ever today.
This progress report is the first step of an exhaustive reform to lay a
prioritization framework and develop evidence and intelligence needed for
targeted action to increase access to treatment for AIDS, TB and malaria.
UNITAID hopes it will prove to be useful tool to our global health partners
and donor agencies.
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UNITAID projects have positively shaped many markets, with a focus on niches
where extensive market shortcomings resulted in limited or no access to
treatment in low-income countries prior to UNITAID. Without UNITAID's
support, many key markets would be substantially smaller and more
fragmented, medicine prices would be higher, and fewer adapted products
would exist. Many market niches are "healthier" than five years ago.
However, some markets remain sluggish, despite substantial investment.
Markets are dynamic in nature. As markets evolve, efficiencies are gained,
but new shortcomings also arise. This report describes the evolution of
UNITAID's market niches and describes some current market shortcomings and
the reasons for these shortcomings. It provides preliminary views on
additional opportunities for UNITAID to create new markets, catalyse markets
for underutilized products, and address market inefficiencies towards
increased access to medicines.
Read more: http://bit.ly/yh1PsE
Contact UNITAID:
Brenda Waning, Market Dynamics Coordinator, waningb@who.int
Daniela Bagozzi, Senior Communication Adviser, bagozzid@who.int