Fostering Production of Pharmaceutical Products in Developing Countries

The residents of developing countries need pharmaceutical products at least as much as the residents of developed countries. Noncommunicable diseases (such as cancers, cardiovascular disease, and mental-health disorders), which typically are most effectively treated with drugs, are now nearly as common in developing countries as in developed countries. And communicable diseases (such as tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria), the prevention or treatment of which also typically require drugs, continue to be substantially more common in the developing world.