Access to Foreign Currency Influences Accesses to Medicines
Dr. Gamal Khalafallah Mohamed Ali is one of our members. He has recently published an article in the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal on how access to foreign currency influences accesses to medicines. Please find his article here:
Abstract: Improving access to quality medicines improves health, reduces suffering and extends lives. It is currently the most important strategy to reduce disability and death from diseases. However, the lack of access to essential medicines in developing countries is one of the most pressing global health problems. Access to convertible currency and international banking transactions are among the major planks of sustaining the international procurement of pharmaceuticals.
This is more so for public Medical Supply Agencies in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, where governments in many cases may not be in a position to easily provide foreign currency.