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Access to essential medicines of the future Bernard Pécoul Director, Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines Médecins Sans Frontières
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Access to essential medicines of the future. Bernard Pécoul Director, Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines Médecins Sans Frontières. A sleeping sickness patient, N'dalatando , Angola, 1997. Justice Access to essential medicines as a human right Essential medicines as public goods. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Access to essential medicines
of the future
Bernard PécoulDirector, Campaign for Access to Essential
MedicinesMédecins Sans Frontières
A sleeping sickness patient, N'dalatando, Angola, 1997
• Justice
• Access to essential medicines as a
human right
• Essential medicines as public
goods
Justice
The right of access to essential
medicines
Essential medicines as public goods
• Some essential medicines still not on the List
• Overcome intellectual property barriers to access
• Address R&D crisis for medicines for developing
country diseases
• Maintain the production of essential medicines
and secure the market
Future challenges for essential medicines
Some essential medicines still not
included on the List
Overcome intellectual property
barriers to access
The Effects of Generic CompetitionStavudine (d4T) + lamivudine (3TC) + nevirapine (NVP):
Lowest world prices per patient per year
Address R&D crisis for medicines for
developing country diseases
Research for drugs for neglected diseases
1975 to 1999: 1,393 new chemical entities marketed
Tropical diseases: 13
Tuberculosis: 3
Maintain the production of essential
medicines and secure the market
