Cupboard Full, Cupboard Empty: The Industrial Building Blocks of Covid-19 and Cancer Systems
摘要
Industrial organization is central to cancer care and local health security. This chapter shows why that is so, starting from the experiences of the author of working across health/industrial boundaries under pressure during the pandemic in India. India has a much stronger local industrial base and innovative capabilities than Kenya or Tanzania, yet it struggles to build on that advantage to improve access to timely cancer care for its population. The chapter’s framing challenges the reader to grasp the complexity of responsibility in designing viable policy to address the linkages and gaps between the industrial sector and the health system that uses the products.