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Global access to and availability of insulin [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:05
The first practical use of insulin by Banting and Best in 1921 heralded a medical revolution. Overnight, type 1 diabetes went from being a uniformly fatal disease to a manageable disorder. Thousands of people around the world have received awards for surviving 50 years on insulin – some reaching 80 years. Insulin is classified by WHO as an essential drug. Yet, 85 years after its discovery, untold thousands of people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes in developing countries die each year because they can neither readily access nor afford insulin. Many more people with type 2 diabetes would greatly benefit from insulin, if only they had access.
Issue: 
Volume 51 | Special Issue [2]
Author: 
David Beran [3]
Ogle Graham [4]
Larry Deeb [5]
Raab Ron [6]
Attachment: 
article_464_en.pdf [7]
Keywords: 
annual income, distributors, industry, inequity, analogue insulins
Section: 
Health Delivery [8]
Theme: 
Healthcare costs [9]
Insulin [10]
Diabetes treatment > Access and supply [11]
People with diabetes [12]
Developing countries [13]
Source URL: http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/global-access-to-and-availability-of-insulin

Links:
[1] http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/global-access-to-and-availability-of-insulin
[2] http://www.idf.org/issues/06/11/01/volume-51-special-issue
[3] http://www.idf.org/authors/207/beran-david
[4] http://www.idf.org/authors/24/ogle-graham
[5] http://www.idf.org/authors/414/deeb-larry
[6] http://www.idf.org/authors/102/raab-ron
[7] http://www.idf.org/sites/default/files/attachments/article_464_en.pdf
[8] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/23
[9] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/161
[10] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/159
[11] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/157
[12] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/177
[13] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/170