Essential Medicines Biennial Report 2006–2007
the pharmaceutical scene in 2006–2007
International support for activities relating to essential medicines continues to grow. Global funding mechanisms now include not only the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and the Global Drug Facility, GAVI and others, but also UNITAID. UNITAID was launched in 2006 following a decision by France, Brazil, Chile, Norway and the United Kingdom to create an international drug purchasing facility targeting treatment for high-burden diseases...