Globalization of pharmaceutical trade and healthcare coverage of the Millennium Development Goals (vol 11, pg 85, 2020)

Objective This study intends to empirically examine the influence of globalization of pharmaceutical trade on healthcare coverage of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs; i.e. the measles immunization and antiretroviral therapy coverage). Method This study uses the matched data set from World Bank and WHO during 2000-2014. The heterogeneity robust panel regression method and the fixed-effect estimation method are used to analyse the relation between globalization of pharmaceutical trade and healthcare coverage of the MDGs. Key findings This study identifies the positive relations between globalization of pharmaceutical trade and the measles immunization coverage/antiretroviral therapy coverage. Conclusion The globalization of pharmaceutical trade can help achieve healthcare coverage of the MDGs, especially for countries under the resource-constrained condition.