Palliation Economics: The Industrial Organisation of Morphine in India
摘要
A shortage of medication for severe pain undermines cancer care—and other treatments—across India and Africa. In India however, the entire supply chain of industrial production of morphine is within the country, yet need remains unmet. This chapter identifies systemic institutional gaps between clinical training, decentralized care, ambition and scope of supply chain management, and difficulty in carving out national autonomy on palliation needs, that are preventing the resolution of this crisis. Tackling these institutional gaps could remove uncertainty for public and private firms making investment decisions, and provide clearer pathways to markets for pain management.