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Measures applied by authorities (e.g. state, third party payers) or actors (e.g. hospitals) in order to affect and limit the amount of medicines…
Health insurance that is taken up and paid for at the discretion of individuals or employers on behalf of individuals. VHI can be offered by public…
Groups within a society facing higher risks of poverty and social exclusion compared to the general population. These vulnerable and marginalised…
In 2016, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria3 defined key and vulnerable populations as follows: Key populations: “…

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All activities consisting of procuring, holding, supplying or exporting medicines, apart from supplying medicines to the public.  In German:…
Logistics facility of wholesale companies In German: Betriebsstätte Auslieferungslager bzw. Depot eines Großhandelsunternehmens Last update: 30…
Entities performing wholesale activities Synonym: Wholesale company In German: Großhandelsunternehmen / Großhändler Unternehmen, das mit dem…
A winner-takes-it-all procedure is a procurement procedure where the full contract for purchasing goods and services is awarded to the single winning…