EU Ministers Want Decisive Action On Medicines Access & Shortages
Collective Approach Urged on Production, Prices & Parallel Trade
Executive Summary
Health ministers have called for more action on access to medicines, including a new EU work agenda, rebuilding Europe’s manufacturing capabilities, further action on pricing, and greater leeway for member states to mitigate drug shortages by restricting parallel exports.
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