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Mackintoshetal.GlobalizationandHealth2011,7:4 /content/7/1/4 RESEARCH OpenAccess CanNGOsregulatemedicinesmarkets?Social enterpriseinwholesaling,andaccesstoessential medicines MaureenMackintosh1*,SudipChaudhuri2,PharesGMMujinja3 Abstract Background:Citizensofhighincomecountriesrelyonhighlyregulatedmedicinesmarkets.Howeverlowincome countries’impoverishedpopulationsgenerallystruggleforaccesstoessentialmedicinesthroughout-of-pocket purchaseonpoorlyregulatedmarkets;resultsincludeillhealth,drugresistanceandfurtherimpoverishment.While theroleofhealthfacilitiesownedbynon-governmentalorganisations(NGOs