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.
Increased medicines prices a threat to Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme
Concerns that Ghana's NHIS will not be sustainable unless medicine prices are reduced are voiced at National MeTA Forum
Transparent "Call for Interest" for individuals wishing to join the UNITAID review committee
Technical experts invited to join review team for project proposals to improve access to medicines for HIV, malaria and TB. (Scroll down for details)
Distributing medicine worldwide
Panel considers McGill’s collaborative role in global accessibility initiatives
Essential Medicines Monitor - WHO
WHO has re-launched Essential Drugs Monitor as an electronic newsletter, offering an international perspective on medicines issues.
Indian initiative to increase access to medicines for the poor
The Indian district of Chittorgarh increases access to medicines for the very poor with an initiative to sell generic drugs at cost price.
In Katine, a Coke is easy to buy. Medicine isn't
In Uganda and across Africa people are dying of diseases such as malaria and TB because they can't get the drugs to treat them - Guardian UK
Southern Med Review : An International Journal to Promote Medicine Use and Access Research
- special issue on access to medicines, pricing and generics
ABPI talks about medicine prices
Short briefing paper on the pharmaceutical industry's efforts to hold prices down in the UK.
The Management Sciences for Health (MSH) International Price Indicator Guide
The Management Sciences for Health (MSH) International Price Indicator Guide is an important asset for benchmarking procurement prices.
High cost of AIDS medicines causing shortages
Lack of funding for global HIV and AIDS programmes and the high cost of new medications endanger patient's lives - MSF