03314nam 2200685Ia 450 991077969940332120200520144314.01-299-44334-61-60994-790-8(CKB)2550000001018450(EBL)1163699(OCoLC)836873637(SSID)ssj0000855677(PQKBManifestationID)12445570(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855677(PQKBWorkID)10804427(PQKB)10591752(Au-PeEL)EBL1163699(CaPaEBR)ebr10682508(CaONFJC)MIL475584(CaSebORM)9781609947897(MiAaPQ)EBC1163699(EXLCZ)99255000000101845020130129d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPharmacy on a bicycle[electronic resource] innovative solutions to global health and poverty /Eric G. Bing and Marc J. Epstein1st editionSan Francisco Berrett-Koehler Publishersc20131 online resource (241 p.)BK CurrentsDescription based upon print version of record.1-60994-789-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Why Pharmacy on a Bicycle; Part 1 The Prescription; 1 Saving Millions; 2 Ideas in Action: Innovation and Entrepreneurship; 3 A Shift in Perspective: Task Shifting to Save More; 4 Tipping the Scales: Scaling Up to Save Lives; Part 2 IMPACTS in Motion; 5 The Warmth of a Mother's Touch: Maternal and Child Health; 6 A Drop of Vinegar: Solutions for Infectious Diseases; 7 The Elephants in the Room: Noncommunicable Diseases; Part 3 Moving Forward; 8 Getting There from Here: Priorities, Plans, and Progress; 9 Busting Barriers: Heeding the Call; NotesBibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the AuthorsEvery four minutes, over 50 children under the age of five die. In the same four minutes, 2 mothers lose their lives in childbirth. Every year, malaria kills nearly 1.2 million people, despite the fact that it can be prevented with a mosquito net and treated for less than 1.50.Sadly, this list goes on and on. Millions are dying from diseases that we can easily and inexpensively prevent, diagnose, and treat. Why? Because even though we know exactly what people need, we just can't get it to them. They are dying not because we can't solve a medical problem but because we can't solve a logistics BK CurrentsPharmaceutical policyDeveloping countriesDrugsDeveloping countriesMedical careDeveloping countriesWorld healthPharmaceutical policyDrugsMedical careWorld health.362.17/82091724SOC045000bisacshBing Eric G1572268Epstein Marc J438176MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779699403321Pharmacy on a bicycle3847081UNINA