Contributors
Preface and acknowledgements
Glossary, acronyms, and abbreviations
1. Why Do the Poor Lack Access to Essential Medicines?--by Louisiana Lush
2. From Health to Wealth and Back to Health--by Alexander S. Preker
3. Responding to Health Crises: The Frustrations of a Small African Country--by Anne C. Conroy, Justin C. Malewezi, Bizwick Mwale, and Richard Pendame
4. Economic Regulatory Frameworks for the Pharmaceutical Sector in Middle-income Countries--by Jim Attridge and Rifat Atun
5. Joint Public-Private Initiatives and Developing-Country Health Systems--by Annie Heaton
6. Partnership for Action: The Experience of the Accelerating Access Initiative, 2000-04, and Lessons Learned--by Jeffrey L. Sturchio
7. Non-Profit Drug Distribution: The Experience of the International Dispensary Association--by Henk den Besten and Joseph Gonzi
8. Understanding Patents and Out-Licensing in the Procurement of Anti-retroviral Medicines--by Amir Attaran
9. Who Needs to Do What?--by Amir Attaran and Brigitte Granville
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