The BeNeLuxA Medicines Access Coalition: Resetting The Balance of Power in Europe?
Executive Summary
The BeNeLuxA coalition shows that “resetting the balance of power” is possible to give governments more clout in pricing negotiations, says the European Public Health Alliance.
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