Dilemmas in Access to Medicines: A Humanitarian Perspective

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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

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.