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The WHO Secretariat report outlines ongoing global efforts and proposes technical definitions to address the shortage of and improve access to safe, effective, and affordable medicines and vaccines.
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May aid monitoring of essential medicine access; leaves open effects on cardiovascular outcomes and practice.
This WHO Secretariat report highlights the critical need for a comprehensive health systems approach to ensure equitable access to essential medicines and establishes standardized definitions for global medicine shortages.
Nickerson et al. (2018) studied Global shortage of and access to medicines and vaccines. The WHO Secretariat report outlines ongoing global efforts and proposes technical definitions to address the shortage of and improve access to safe, effective, and affordable medicines and vaccines.