Welcome to MeTA

Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) is a multi-stakeholder alliance working to improve access and affordability of medicines for the one-third of the world’s population unable to access essential medicines due to high cost or local unavailability.

The Benefits of MeTA:

  • Promotes transparency
  • Generates accountability
  • Increases collaboration
  • Encourages equity
  • Improves efficiency
  • Advocates for access to medicines
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Pharma manufacturers in Ghana

Calls on the Government to adopt measures to develop the capacity of local pharma companies and help improve access to medicines.

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Baseline data collection for the MeTA process

Collecting data about access to medicines and multi-stakeholder processes is a critical component of MeTA

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Assessing the baseline pharmaceutical sector situation in MeTA pilot countries

As MeTA triggers lasting advances in access to medicines, evaluation tools continue to play a crucial role

MeTA Ghana: medicines data collection and disclosure as it is happening

Finding ways to disclose data; experience in Ghana shows it is not straightforward

Regulatory reform

New regulatory pathways needed to increase access to essential medicines

  • Prices
    The most effective medicines in the world are useless if they are priced too high
  • Quality
    When you take your pill, you want to be sure that it is of good quality
  • Availability
    One in every three people in the world does not have the basic medicines they need
  • Promotion
    Medicines' promotion to agencies, professionals and users should adhere to strict ethical standards
  • Transparency & accountability
    Information is power – if it is acted on
  • Multi-stakeholder working
    Bringing together the people and organisations that can make change, that can be held to account and hold others to account
new news

Pharma manufacturers in Ghana

Calls on the Government to adopt measures to develop the capacity of local pharma companies and help improve access to medicines.

new news

Baseline data collection for the MeTA process

Collecting data about access to medicines and multi-stakeholder processes is a critical component of MeTA

new news

Assessing the baseline pharmaceutical sector situation in MeTA pilot countries

As MeTA triggers lasting advances in access to medicines, evaluation tools continue to play a crucial role

MeTA Ghana: medicines data collection and disclosure as it is happening

Finding ways to disclose data; experience in Ghana shows it is not straightforward