Access to Medicines Policy Research
In May 2010, the Alliance launched a new programme on Access to Medicines Policy Research. The objective of this initiative is to improve access to medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through the generation and use of evidence in the formulation of sound pharmaceutical policies.
The programme aims at improving the policy research capacity around Access to Medicines in LMICs and increasing policy-makers' awareness and demand for evidence relevant to their work. The approach to this policy research work will link the area of essential medicines and pharmaceuticals to the other buidling blocks of the health system and will be build on the Alliance's expertise in the area of health systems research.
The first year focused on setting a priority policy research agenda in the field of access to medicines, through a consultative approach based in countries and regions. In 2011, the findings of the country-level exercises were combined in order to establish priority research questions for future Alliance calls for proposals.
The majority of grant-funding for ATM work was for priority-setting exercises, but several studies have been commissioned where it was felt that a small investment by the Alliance could help to address important knowledge gaps.
The following provides direct access to the projects profiles page.
Summary reports are available upon request from the Alliance Secretariat.
East Asia and Pacific
- Asia and Pacific countries - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines
- Cambodia - Access to Medicines as part of a Community Based Peer Educator Program for Patients with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
- Cambodia - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines.
- Lao PDR - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines
- Thailand - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines.
- Viet Nam - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines in Viet Nam
Latin America and Caribbean
- Latin American and the Caribbean - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
- Brazil -Access to Medicines Policy Research Update of the Systematic Review on "Effects of Caps and Copayments on rational drug use"
Middle East and North Africa
- Middle East - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines
- Pakistan - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines
- Pakistan - Barriers to the Use of Magnesium Sulphate in Pakistan: A Study to Develop Informed Policy
- Lebanon - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines
- Iran -Access to Medicines Policy Research Update of the Systematic Review on "Financial incentive for prescribers" - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
- African Francophone countries - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines in Low and Middle Income African francophone countries
- Ghana - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines
- Rwanda - Identification of Priority Policy Research Questions in the area of Access to and Use of Medicines
Global
- Good Governance for Medicines - Analysis of baseline and follow-up transparency assessment in 26 countries participating in the Good Governance for Medicines programme
- Global - Access to Medicines for Patients living with a Chronic Condition in Low and Middle Income Countries
- Global - Access to and Use of Medicines to Treat Chronic Diseases in Low- and Middle Income Countries: Analysis of Baseline MeTA - WHO Household Surveys