Focusing on quality patient care in the new global subsidy for malaria medicines

Tido von Schoen-Angerer and colleagues discuss the new Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria (AMFm), which subsidizes and facilitates access to artemisinin-based combination therapy, and what mechanisms are needed to ensure it stays focused on quality patient care.

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Published in:PLoS medicine 2009-07, Vol.6 (7), p.e1000106-e1000106
Main Authors: Moon, Suerie, Pérez Casas, Carmen, Kindermans, Jean-Marie, de Smet, Martin, von Schoen-Angerer, Tido
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Antimalarials - economics
Antimalarials - supply & distribution
Antimalarials - therapeutic use
Artemisinins - economics
Artemisinins - supply & distribution
Artemisinins - therapeutic use
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Drug dosages
Drug Therapy, Combination
Financing, Organized
Global Health
Health Services Accessibility - economics
Humans
Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobials and Drug Resistance
Infectious Diseases/Tropical and Travel-Associated Diseases
International Cooperation
International organizations
Malaria
Malaria, Falciparum - drug therapy
Malaria, Falciparum - economics
Manufacturers
Pharmaceutical industry
Policy Forum
Prices
Private sector
Public Health and Epidemiology/Global Health
Public Health and Epidemiology/Health Policy
Public Health and Epidemiology/Infectious Diseases
Public sector
Quality of Health Care
Raw materials
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Tido von Schoen-Angerer and colleagues discuss the new Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria (AMFm), which subsidizes and facilitates access to artemisinin-based combination therapy, and what mechanisms are needed to ensure it stays focused on quality patient care.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000106