Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Optimizing Treatment for Children in the Developing World |
| Editors | Stuart MacLeod, Suzanne Hill, Gideon Koren, Anders Rane |
| Place of Publication | Cham Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 109-116 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-15749-8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Enabling equitable access to essential medicines. / Gwee, Amanda; Coghlan, Ben; Cranswick, Noel E.
Optimizing Treatment for Children in the Developing World. ed. / Stuart MacLeod; Suzanne Hill; Gideon Koren; Anders Rane. Cham Switzerland : Springer, 2015. p. 109-116.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Enabling equitable access to essential medicines
AU - Gwee, Amanda
AU - Coghlan, Ben
AU - Cranswick, Noel E
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Although safe and effective medication use is a cornerstone of optimal child healthcare, the use of medicines in the developing world remains suboptimal. Drug treatment must be improved through strict regulation and monitoring of pricing and drug quality. Better staff training is needed to overcome system limitations of distribution and storage, improve prescribing and dispensing, and to enhance detection and reporting of substandard and falsified medications. Numerous tools tailored for developing settings are now readily available. Emerging technologies such as mobile phones and other smart devices offer scope to overcome some of the challenges faced in resource-limited settings but their success will be largely contingent on trained health personnel, an engaged public, reliable infrastructure, and affordable communications. Actions at both a local and international level are required to realise the goal of rational prescribing and provision of essential medicines in all healthcare settings.
AB - Although safe and effective medication use is a cornerstone of optimal child healthcare, the use of medicines in the developing world remains suboptimal. Drug treatment must be improved through strict regulation and monitoring of pricing and drug quality. Better staff training is needed to overcome system limitations of distribution and storage, improve prescribing and dispensing, and to enhance detection and reporting of substandard and falsified medications. Numerous tools tailored for developing settings are now readily available. Emerging technologies such as mobile phones and other smart devices offer scope to overcome some of the challenges faced in resource-limited settings but their success will be largely contingent on trained health personnel, an engaged public, reliable infrastructure, and affordable communications. Actions at both a local and international level are required to realise the goal of rational prescribing and provision of essential medicines in all healthcare settings.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-15750-4_11
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-15750-4_11
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 978-3-319-15749-8
SP - 109
EP - 116
BT - Optimizing Treatment for Children in the Developing World
A2 - MacLeod, Stuart
A2 - Hill, Suzanne
A2 - Koren, Gideon
A2 - Rane, Anders
PB - Springer
CY - Cham Switzerland
ER -