Dilemmas in Access to Medicines: A Humanitarian Perspective

Author(s)
Smith, J. & Aloudat, T.
Publication language
English
Pages
2pp
Date published
11 Mar 2017
Publisher
The Lancet
Type
Articles
Keywords
Access and Negotiation, Health, humanitarian action
Organisations
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Link
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2817%2930660-8/fu…

The authors challenge the assertion made by Govind Persad and Ezekiel Emanuel (Aug 27, p. 932) that “expanding access to less effective or more toxic [antiretroviral] treatments rather than requiring the worldwide best treatment in all settings” is ethically justifiable.