MeTA Peru
Phase 2 Activities
- Implementation of methodology to monitor medicines availability and affordability
- Assessment of the level of access to medicines covered by health insurance
- Developing an action plan for intervention in policies and regulations
- Identify bottlenecks in supply chain and suggest Supply Chain Management strategies
- Strengthen the Medicine Price Observatory
- Monitoring drug prices protected by patents and data exclusivity
- Disclose data on quality assurance in medicine supply chain
- Strengthening MeTA Peru (creating democratic mechanisms of participation, multistakeholder engagement and routine disclosure of information
Key successes in the Pilot Phase
A database of prices of medicines in public and private pharmacies was developed allowing consumers to compare prices and chose where to purchase.