(WHO, 2010). The cost for production of drugs will affect the price of that drug, and manufactures may not gain profit by charging less (Berkley, 2014). However, manufacturers can recuperate cost by charging wealthier countries more than poorer countries (WHO, 2010). In 2000, the GAVI alliance was created to help low-income countries obtain newer vaccines, which are usually expensive to produce and unaffordable to developing countries (Berkley, 2014). More commonly, production of these drugs-vaccines…
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