Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/126837 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2011-10
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Makati City
Abstract: 
Drugs and medicines account for about half of the total medical out-of-pocket expenses of households. This share of drugs to total medical expenses is much higher for the poor than the rich. Thus, affordability of medicines is an important issue in poverty reduction. Recent efforts to improve affordability of medicines in the country were geared toward price mediation, advocacy campaigns for quality generic drugs, and creation of village drugstores (that is, the Botika ng Bayan and Botika ng Barangay), among others. This report shows how some of these efforts have gone as far as lowering the prices is concerned. It likewise examines the extent of establishment of DOH-initiated village drugstores in the effort to improve physical access to essential medicines. The goal is to identify areas with low access to affordable medicines by mapping out the geographic distribution of village drugstores.
Subjects: 
Philippines
financial crisis
poverty impacts
school-level test scores
affordable medicines
Botika ng Barangay
Botika ng Bayan
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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