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Table 2 Characteristics of the pharmaceutical industry across WHO SEAR countries

From: Disclosure, transparency, and accountability: a qualitative survey of public sector pharmaceutical committee conflict of interest policies in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region

Country

Industry size

Nature of industry

Least developed country status

Member of WTO

Use of TRIPS flexibilities

Bangladesh

Large

Domestic production

Generic exports

Y

Y

N/A

Bhutan

Small

Import dependent

Y

N

N/A

DPRK

Small

Domestic production

N

N

N/A

India

Large

Domestic production

Generic exports

N

Y

Y

Indonesia

Large

Domestic production

Generic exports

N

Y

Y

Maldives

None

Import dependent

N

Y

N/A

Myanmar

Small

Import dependent

Y

Y

N/A

Nepal

Medium

Domestic production

Import dependent

Y

Y

N/A

Sri Lanka

Small

Import dependent

N

Y

N/A

Thailand

Large

Domestic production

N

Y

Y

Timor-Leste

None

Import dependent

Y

N

N/A

  1. Information in the table is adapted from WHO “Access to medical products in the South-East Asia Region 2021” report [21]