The role of the domestic private sector in developing countries for addressing local health needs

International Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 91-102

  Frew, Sarah E ^a,b   Sammut, Stephen M ^a,c,d   Siu, Winnie W ^a,b,e   Daar, Abdallah S ^a,f,g,h   Singer, Peter A ^a,b,f,i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

^c Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs and Health Care Systems   (United States)

^d Burrill International   (United States)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Canadian Program on Genomics and Global Health   (Canada)

^g McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine   (Canada)

^h High Level Africa Biotechnology Panel   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^j CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Biotechnology; Brazil; China; Developing countries; Development; Genomics; Global health; India; Innovation systems; Local health needs; Private sector; Science and technology; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE;

GLOBAL HEALTH; PRIVATE SECTOR; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAZIL; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; ASIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33644881384     PISSN: 09636048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijbt.2006.008966     Document Type: Review

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