Evolving market-shaping strategies to boost access to essential medical products in developing countries with HIV self-testing as a case study  

作　　者：Jian Yang Xiangning Feng Shuduo Zhou Li Zhang Yunxuan Hu Ying Chen Zhenyu Zhang Ming Xu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Global Health,School of Public Health,Peking University,38 Xue Yuan Road,Haidian District,Beijing 100191,China [2]Institute for Global Health and Development,Peking University,Beijing,China [3]Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association(APACMed),Singapore,Singapore

出　　处：《Global Health Research and Policy》2023年第1期276-283,共8页全球健康研究与政策（英文）

摘　　要：The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health inequities among countries in the Global South with limited access to essential medical products,leading to a higher infection and mortality rate,especially among vulnerable populations.Despite tremendous progress in global health financing,the estimated annual financing gap in developing countries is projected to reach US$371 billion per year by 2030.Therefore,developing market-shaping strategies is of great importance in ensuring adequate supply,affordable prices,and equitable access to essential medical products in low-and middle-income countries.We propose a strategic and appropriate market-shaping intervention framework for governments,international organizations,and NGOs to maximize access to essential medical products in developing countries.In the health field,we believe that market shaping strategy could be defined as a set of purposeful activities that market forces may intervene with to advance the development,production,supply,and distribution of global goods for health,making essential medical products more affordable,accessible,innovative,sustainable and quality assured.We argue that when designing a market-shaping strategy,policy or decisionmakers must take full advantage of the key drivers to keep the market dynamic,interactive,and constantly evolving to meet the unmet medical needs.In addition,different forms of market-shaping interventions are determined by objectives and specific issues to be addressed.More comprehensive market shaping strategies,including the strategic use of market expansion,market disruption,market maintenance,and market contraction alone or together,deserve to be explored and key stakeholders are also expected to join forces to make the intervention more efficient and productive.

关 键 词：Market-shaping Essential medical products HIV self-testing Developing countries 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]