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Access to Medicines
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A pharmacist dispenses antiretroviral drugs at the Mater Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
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October 21, 20155Access to Medicines
Despite advances in medical science, affordable safe and effective medicines remain inaccessible to billions of people worldwide. The Open Society Foundations support efforts to increase access to essential medicines for people in low-resource countries, especially for poor and marginalized populations.
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