The Lancet. Global healthDeveloping CountriesNonprescription DrugsAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansDrug Resistance
Facing up to reality: over-the-counter access to antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries needs a paradigm shift in thinking.
Marc Mendelson, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Natalie Schellack, Heiman Wertheim, Mirfin Mpundu, Meenakshi Gautham
Published: 202510.1016/S2214-109X(25)00394-8
Abstract
Almost half of the global population do not have access to universal health coverage and the current shortfall of health-care professionals (including doctors and nurses) is estimated to reach a deficit of 11 million by 2030, disproportionately affec…
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