Low-cost healthcare solutions are vital to hit sustainable development goals
Global think-tank policy alliance report lists solutions for governments that are serious about meeting their commitments
As UN member states gather in New York for the 74th UN general assembly this week there will be a renewed focus on sustainable development goals (SDGs). Particular attention will be paid to the goals regarding universal health coverage, and to preventable noncommunicable disease mortality.
A global alliance of think-tanks is calling on member states to remove government-erected barriers that hamper access to medicines. The think-tank statement, “Accelerating Access to Medicines: Policy Recommendations for Achieving the Health-related SDGs”, contains several low-cost steps governments could take immediately, including cutting red tape, slashing taxes on medicines and increasing access to a properly functioning healthcare insurance market...
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