Creative use of the priority review voucher by public and not-for-profit actors delivers the first new FDA-approved treatment for river blindness in 20 years
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Creative use of the priority review voucher by public and not-for-profit actors delivers the first new FDA-approved treatment for river blindness in 20 years
Conflict of interest statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. PLO, ACK, CMH, and JCR are staff members of the World Health Organization (WHO). MS is founder and managing director of Medicine Development for Global Health. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication and do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy, or views of WHO.
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