Access to medicines is a fundamental element of the human right to the highest attainable standard of health and is essential for saving lives and improving health outcomes.

Good quality affordable essential medicines and health supplies ought to be accessible to all who need them, and in adequate amounts.

Uganda’s pharmaceutical market only has a volume of about US$ 276 million – in Germany it is US$ 35 billion.

The national response to HIV/AIDS is beginning to get back on track. Access to treatment is expanding rapidly, particularly for HIV-positive mothers.