Banqladesh Drug Policy
Executive Summary
Monograph on "Public Health and Economic Dimensions of the New Drug Policy of Bangladesh" published by PMA. The monograph was written by Sri Lankan attorney, D.C. Jayasuriya. In a personal communication with govt. officials cited in the monograph, Jayasuriya estimates that Bangladesh's foreign currency expenditures on drug raw materials may have increased 40% between 1982 and 1983 as a result of the effort to increase local manufacturing.