Pharmaceutical policy in countries with developing healthcare systems: Synthesis of country case studies

Abstract

This chapter attempts to synthesize information taken from the various country chapters in this volume. To do this, we created a template (see Appendix 20.1) from which information is extracted from the various country profiles. Each of the country profiles generally followed a preset format, and the template was designed to mimic this by having various “domains” (see below). We searched the documents for key terms to aid in filling out the template. Data used to generate the figures in this chapter were compiled from both the completed templates and from data generated by the World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/en/) and the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/indicator).