Cost and availability of insulin and other diabetes supplies: IDF survey 2002-2003
Jean Claude Mbanya , Léopold Fezeu , Ron Raab
Volume 49 | Issue 3 | September 2004
Insulin is a life-sustaining medication and as such has been designated an ‘essential drug’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). Insulin therefore should be universally available to everyone who requires it for survival. However, accessibility to the drug is often not secure. This results in life-threatening
complications for people who depend on insulin for survival. The authors of this article, in reporting on the results of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) survey, 2002-2003, make a call for improvements to the pricing and availability
of insulin and other essential diabetes supplies.