International Forum on Appropriate Industrial Technology Held at New Delhi/Anand, India on November 20-30, 1978. Provision of Drugs by Appropriate Technology

摘要

The first part of the report outlines the technical considerations which lead the Intermediate Technology Development Organization (ITDG) to develop its current policy. These include: The problem of supply; production of basic chemicals; drugs from microbial sources; drug compounding; the pharmaceutical auxiliary; and other technologies needed for drug production. The objectives of a current project are then described. A brief analysis is given of the ways in which government policies influence the provision of drugs particularly to poor rural communities. An appendix lists technology appropriate to different types of countries. A bibliography is included.