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Could personalised medicine increase inequality to medicine access?

Published: 14 Dec 2017

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Dr Stanimir Hasurdjiev - Bulgarian National Patients’ Organization, Sofia, Bulgaria

Stanimir Hasurdjiev talks to ecancer at EAPM 2017 in Belfast.

He outlines the inequalities between and within countries in Europe when it comes to healthcare.

His emphasis was on training, education, pricing and availability.

He worries that personalised medicine will further increase this divide if not addressed properly.

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