Digital Health Technologies Applied by the Pharmaceutical Industry to Improve Access to Noncommunicable Disease Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited research on how digital health technologies (DHTs) are used to promote access to care for patients with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We describe the use of DHTs in pharmaceutical industry-led access programs aimed at improving access to NCD care in LMICs.

Methods

The Access Observatory is the largest publicly available repository containing detailed information about pharmaceutical industry-led access programs targeting NCDs. The repository includes 101 access program reports submitted by 19 pharmaceutical companies. From each report, we extracted data relating to geographic location, disease area, beneficiary population, use of DHTs, partnerships, strategies, and activities. Data were

SUBMITTER: Heerdegen ACS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9622287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature