International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

BRIC Health Systems and Big Pharma: A Challenge for Health Policy and Management

Document Type : Editorial

Authors
Victor G. Rodwin 1
Guilhem Fabre 2
Rafael F. Ayoub 3
1 Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York City, NY, USA
2 Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, IRIEC EA 740, Montpellier, France
3 Wagner School of Public Service, NewYork University, New York City, NY, USA
10.15171/ijhpm.2017.145
Abstract
BRIC nations – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – represent 40% of the world’s population, including a growing aging population and middle class with an increasing prevalence of chronic disease. Their healthcare systems increasingly rely on prescription drugs, but they differ from most other healthcare systems because healthcare expenditures in BRIC nations have exhibited the highest revenue growth rates for pharmaceutical multinational corporations (MNCs), Big Pharma. The response of BRIC nations to Big Pharma presents contrasting cases of how governments manage the tensions posed by rising public expectations and limited resources to satisfy them. Understanding these tensions represents an emerging area of research and an important challenge for all those who work in the field of health policy and management (HPAM).
Keywords
Pharma
BRIC
Health Systems
Pharmerging
Healthcare
Population Health
Brazil
Russia
India
China
Subjects

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 7, Issue 3
2018
Pages 201-206

  • Received Date 22 October 2017
  • Revised Date 23 December 2017
  • Accepted Date 23 December 2017
  • First Published Date 01 March 2018
  • Published Date 01 March 2018