Background Drug price transparency is defined as readily available information on the price
of pharmaceutical drugs to either authorities or consumers. Price transparency, together with …

The year 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Health Systems Trust and the 20th edition of
the Trust's flagship publication, the South African Health Review (SAHR). First published in …

A national medicine policy (NMP), formerly referred to as a national drug policy (NDP) is a
document that serves as a political commitment and guide for action by the government to …

Background Regulating pharmaceutical markets have become a key strategy by most
governments in ensuring the availability and accessibility of quality medicines to its citizens …

It has now been 20 years since the National Drug Policy (NDP) was published in 1996. This
was one of the earliest comprehensive policy documents issued by the first post-apartheid …

Objectives To assess the effects of the transparent online open procurement arrangement
on the prices, volumes, and costs of medicines in Ningxia, China. Methods Data were …

South Africa has implemented a number of important medicine policies in the post-apartheid
era, informed by the 1996 National Drug Policy. Despite considerable resistance, firstly from …

1. Background Pharmaceutical pricing policies are a set of written principles or
requirements, agreed or adopted by a public institution (eg a government) or a group of …

The economy of Zimbabwe is currently going through hyperinflation with inflation well above
586% against the US dollar. The inflationary pressure is causing untold suffering to the …

Background South African medical insurance schemes (known as medical schemes) cover
about 17% of the population. Within these schemes, access to medicines for a defined set of …