• 1. Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 4. Department of Drug Policy and Essential Medicine, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Beijing, 100044, P.R.China;
  • 5. National Center for Medical Service Administration, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Beijing, 100044, P.R.China;
SUN Yang, Email: sunnypumch@163.com
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This study is to provide reference for the proper understanding of the content of " Promoting innovation and access to quality, safe, efficacious, and affordable medicines for children” resolution of 69th World Health Assembly (WHA), and facilitate the policy making and implication of the Resolution. Through descriptive analysis, the author introduce the proposal background and approving process of the resolution, and interpret the resolution content. The approval of " Promoting innovation and access to quality, safe, efficacious, and affordable medicines for children” at WHA represents China's international discourse right on improving the basic medical service among children, the most vulnerable population; highlights China's responsibility and magnitude of a great nation. It is an effective promotion for China's new medical reform and the implication of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as a great contribution to the global health of children from China.

Citation: ZHANG Lingli, LI Bo, LIU Zhanqiang, LI Mengtao, ZHENG Hong, SUN Yang. Promoting innovation and access to quality, safe, efficacious and affordable medicines for children: a China approach on the 69th World Health Assembly . Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2017, 17(6): 621-626. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201703101 Copy

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