{"title":"Access to diabetes care and treatment in Africa : challenges and opportunities.","authors":"D Beran, S Besançon","doi":"10.1684/mst.2018.0832","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Access to drugs is a key element in the treatment of diabetes. Access remains an issue because of their price, availability, and especially affordability. Two elements included in the sustainable development goals - universal health coverage and partnerships - offer an opportunity to improve access.</p>","PeriodicalId":18307,"journal":{"name":"Medecine et sante tropicales","volume":"28 4","pages":"351-354"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1684/mst.2018.0832","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Medecine et sante tropicales","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1684/mst.2018.0832","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Access to drugs is a key element in the treatment of diabetes. Access remains an issue because of their price, availability, and especially affordability. Two elements included in the sustainable development goals - universal health coverage and partnerships - offer an opportunity to improve access.