Public Health Security in African Oncology: Access and Affordability - A Global Value Chain Perspective

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Author(s): Dinar Kale (The Open University, UK), Pallavi Joshi (The Open University, UK)and Stuart Parris (The Open University, UK)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 36
Source title: Industrial Policy, Innovation, and Complexity: Comparative Analysis, Trends, and Prospects
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Manolis D. Tzouvelekas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Grigorios Zarotiadis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)and Nikolaos Varsakelis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-1767-0.ch004

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Policy / Business Science Reference / Industrial Informatics

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This chapter examines the inequity in access to affordable healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by investigating the impact of pharmaceutical value chains on local industrial capability development and public health security challenges in African countries. It focuses on the oncology value chain in the pharmaceutical industry and investigates its implications for access to oncology medicines for the local population in African countries. Our findings suggest an urgent need to establish appropriate governance structures that enable global value chains to deliver just and equitable outcomes for local populations in countries that receive the end product of value chains.

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