Well-intentioned efforts to export European-style laws, regulations, and standards covering things like labor and product safety to developing countries risks backlash and unintended consequences, Avenir Suisse warns in a new blog post.
Related Articles
Trade reforms can boost access to critical medicines
Posted on Author publisher
“Overcoming obstacles to medicines access” Courtesy of the Geneva Network As member states of the World Health Organization gather next week in Geneva for the World Health Assembly, a global coalition of 29 think tanks calls on governments to commit to simple reforms that will accelerate access to medicines, including those in the process of being […]
In The Middle Of It: U.S. Scrutinizes Pharma Benefits Managers
Posted on Author Erik Sass
In case anyone was wondering, it’s never good to be identified as a “middleman.” That’s the label being applied to pharmacy benefits managers who are being blamed for jacking up pharmaceutical prices through opaque agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers and insurers, which allow the PBMs to negotiate substantial discounts without passing the savings along to […]
Mining Could Be Key to Peru’s Economic Recovery
Posted on Author publisher
By Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) IPE projects that 2.3 million new jobs would be generated by projects identified in a new mining portfolio. The study “Contribution of Mining to the National Economy”, prepared by the Peruvian Institute of Economy (IPE), was presented as part of the “Road to the 14th Symposium of […]