When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs
By Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
Nahim Bin Zahur, Assistant Professor of Economics, Queen's University, Ontario
Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to vital treatments worldwide.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025