General Resources
These resources relate to the issues that MeTA is concerned with, both internally and externally produced. Clicking on one of the links may take you away from the MeTA website, to the source of that information.
Medical ghostwriting can lead to scientific misconduct
Ghostwritten articles, used as a promotional tool but posing as well-researched papers, can be misleading.
Southern Med Review : An International Journal to Promote Medicine Use and Access Research
- special issue on access to medicines, pricing and generics
Global corruption barometer 2009 - Transparency International
A global public opinion survey, reflecting the views of more than 73,000 people from 69 countries and territories around the world.
Access, quality, transparency and accountability in the health care market place in Uganda
Health care in Uganda in the context of research studies on health rights with a special focus on HIV/AIDS and human rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Elsevier admits journal error
The world’s leading scientific publisher, fails to meet its own transparency standards with publication sponsored by Merck, but presented as independent academic journal.
Procurement of contraceptives in Latin America and the Caribbean
This report summarises experiences and lessons learned while facing new procurement challenges in 14 countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Merck follows up GSK challenge by donating malaria drug to non-profit group
Merck is donating an experimental anti-malarial medicine to a not-for-profit research organisation - Reuters
Decline in government financial transparency in the Philippines
The Open Budget Survey 2008, ranks the Philippines 34th and has a two point drop in the index used to measure transparency from when the survey was conducted two years ago.
Need for increased transparency in medicine regulation processes
Full transparency is needed for all steps in medicines' marketing, from the publication of trial protocols, to assessment of the data - Australian Prescriber editorial.
Medical school students in the US raise concerns about promotion
Students at Yale are calling for greater transparency and enforcement of conflict of interest guidelines to minimise pharmaceutical companies’ influence on education.