NCD Hard Talks Webinar: To Treat or Not to Treat: Presentation slides

Overview

Most noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) can be treated with essential medicines, yet millions of people with NCDs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) cannot access these drugs and devices. Poor domestic funding, lack of resources, inadequate selection mechanisms, inaccurate demand forecasting, and inefficient procurement and distribution continue to force patients to pay 2-3 times more for medicines purchased from different sources and put at risk the quality of products in the market. How to unblock the bottlenecks?