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s u b - S a h a r a n Afr i c a a n d S o u t h Asia , a lm o s t h a lf of t h e p o p u l a - t i o n d o e s n ot ha v e r e g u l a r a c c e s s t o e s s e nt i a l m e d i c i n e s . T hi s , a m o n g s t ot h e r c h a l l e n g e s , fo r m e d t h e b a s i s o n whi c h t h e Unit e d Natio n s a g r e e d up o n a c h i e v i n g Gl o b a l Par t n e r - s h i p fo r D e v e l o p m e nt by 2 0 15 (MDG 8) . 15 , 2 5 As mo s t of t h e co u nt r i e s f a c i n g t h e ch a l l e n g e of in a c c e s s i b i l i t y t o e s s e nt i a l m e d i c i n e s c a n n o t af f o r d t h e s e m e d i c i n e s , t h e afo r e m e n - t i o n e d p a r t n e r s h i p w a s fo r m e d in a n at t e m p t t o a s s i s t t h e s e co u nt r i e s t o at t a i n t h e MDGs on t im e . T h e Unit e d Natio n Memb e r St a t e s a n d s t a k e h o l d e r s a im e d t o a d v a n c e a i d t o de v e l o p i n g co u nt r i e s t hr o u g h dir e c t a s s i s t a n c e a n d by b ui l d - i n g a f a c i l i t a t i v e e c o n o m i c e n v i r o n m e nt fo r gr o w t h . Effo r t s m a d e in c l u d e d in c r e a s i n g t h e a c c e s s i b i l i t y a n d a v a i l a b i l i t y of e s s e nt i a l m e d i c i n e s , a s t h e i r co s t s r e m a i n e d un a f f o r d a b l e in ma n y d e v e l o p i n g co u nt r i e s . 2 5 Negot i a t i o n s we r e c a r r i e d o ut at t h e Wo r l d Tr a d e Orga ni z a t i o n t o r e a l i z e t h e D o h a D e v e l - o p m e nt Agen d a , wh o s e o b j e c t i v e s we r e t o a c h i e v e d e v e l -

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