ABSTRACT
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 104 Health in Developing Countries ............................................................................. 105
Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality ................................................................. 105 Determinants of Health ..................................................................................... 106
Health Services in Developing Countries and the Place of Pharmacy ................... 107 Medicines Use and Policy ...................................................................................... 109
WHO and Access to Medicines......................................................................... 109 Medicine Donations .......................................................................................... 112 Medicines, Pharmacy and Non-Governmental Organizations .......................... 112 WHO and Problems of Irrational Use of Medicines ......................................... 113 Cultural Perspectives and the Use of Medicines ............................................... 113 Pluralism in Health Care ................................................................................... 114
The Pharmaceutical Industry and Developing Country Health Needs .................. 115 Quality of Medicines and Counterfeits ............................................................. 116
Health Workforce and Pharmacy ........................................................................... 117 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 119 Further Reading ..................................................................................................... 120 References .............................................................................................................. 120
KEY POINTS
• Many developing countries increasingly have patterns of morbidity and mortality commonly associated with developed countries.
