The tools in this section help the user translate the information they have collated and shared into an agreed strategic work plan. This plan will include a prioritised list of issues and the ways in which they will be addressed – which might include ‘on the ground’ projects or targeting decision-makers with policy recommendations.

The tools include advice and guidance on creating an effective communications strategy and improving the political feasibility of policy through analysis of the existing political context (including opportunities and obstacles).   

Core Tools:

• Pharmaceutical Sector Scan
• Data Disclosure Survey
• Household & Facility Surveys on Access to and Rational Use of Medicines in Countries
• Measuring Medicine Prices, Availability, Affordability and Price Components
• Medicines Promotion: Assessing the Nature, Extent and Impact of Regulation

Additional Tools:

• Assessing Government Procurement and Transparency
• Computer-Assisted Political Analysis - PolicyMaker 4 Software
• Communication Toolkit
• Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTC) - A Practical Guide
• Flagship Course on Pharmaceutical Policy Reform
• Measuring Transparency in the Public Pharmaceutical Sector
• Medicine Price and Availability Monitoring
• Medicine Price Components
• How to Investigate Drug Use in Health Facilities
• How to Investigate the Use of Medicines by Consumers
• Supply Chain Mapping
• WHO Data Collection Tool - for the review of drug regulatory systems