Health system determinants of access to essential medicines for children with cancer in Ghana

Background Evidence of the context-specific challenges related to childhood cancer drug (CCD) access is vital to improving outcomes for children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries, such as Ghana. We sought to determine the availability and cost of essential CCD in Ghana and identify the...

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Published in:	BMJ Global Health
Main Authors:	Avram Denburg, Sumit Gupta, Rhonda Boateng, Lorna Renner, Kadia Petricca
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Online Access:	https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/9/e002906.full

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