Corruption in Pharmaceuticals – International Perspective 6 – Blog Post #499 by Asrar Qureshi
Corruption in Pharmaceuticals – International Perspective 6 – Blog Post #499 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues! This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #499. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Continued from Previous…… This series is based on a report compiled by Jilian Clare Cohen1, Monique Mrazek2, and Loraine Hawkins3 for World Bank. Six decision points were identified where corruption could infiltrate. The first was manufacturing, second was marketing authorization, third is discussed below. Decision Point Three: Selection Pakistan allocates a fair amount of budget every year for public healthcare. It covers procurement of medicines, medical disposables, medical equipment and running of public healthcare infrastructure. It is a huge structure with bill...