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Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy

Medicines Policy

Title:	Access to Essential Medicines in National Constitutions
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Human Rights Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Hogerzeil, Hans V; Laing, Richard; Perehudoff, S. Katrina
Year:	2010 Pages: 1
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Access to High-Cost Medicines in the Americas: Situation, Challenges and Perspectives. (Technical Series No. 1 - Essential Medicine, Access, and Innovation)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2010 Pages: 81
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)
Regions:	America (AMRO)

Title:	Action Plan for Implementation of the European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2012−2016
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2012 Pages: 33
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO)
Regions:	Europe (EURO)

Title:	Adherence to Long-Term Therapies - Evidence for Action
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Sabaté, Eduardo
Year:	2003 Pages: 211
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	AFRO Pharmaceuticals Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 1, September 2005. Implementation of National Medicine Policies. Has it Improved Access to Essential Medicines in the African Region?
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2005 Pages: 4
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)
Regions:	Global; Africa (AFRO)

Title:	AIDS : Palliative Care : UNAIDS Technical Update
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2000 Pages: 16
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Annual Report 2001 - Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy: Extending the Evidence Base [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2002 Pages: 12
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Annual Report 2002 - Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy: Supporting Countries to Close the Access Gap [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2003 Pages: 20
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Annual Report 2003 - Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2004 Pages: 24
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Antimalarial Medicines in Kenya. Availability, Quality and Registration Status. A Baseline Study Undertaken Prior to Nationwide Distribution of Artemether-Lumefantine (AL) in Kenya
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance
Year:	2007 Pages: 41
Publishers:	WHO Country Office in Kenya Kenya Ministry of Health Health Action International - Africa
Regions:	EAC East African Community
Countries:	Kenya

Title:	But Some Drugs are More Essential Than Others!
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Pages:	23
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Comparative Analysis of National Drug Policies - Second Workshop Geneva, 10-13 June 1996 - EDM Research Series No. 025
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	1997 Pages: 175
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Continuity and Change — Implementing the Third WHO Medicines Strategy 2008-2013. WHO Policy Perspectives on Medicines, No. 011, April 2010
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2010 Pages: 6
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Continuity and Change: Implementing the Third WHO Medicines Strategy - 2008-2013
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2009 Pages: 38
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Alternative Version:	Low resolution
Regions:	Global

Title:	Developing and Implementing Caribbean Pharmaceutical Policy
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Programme Coordination > Programme Coordination
Year:	2011 Pages: 2
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)
Regions:	America (AMRO)

Title:	Developing Pharmacy Practice: A Focus on Patient Care. Handbook - 2006 Edition [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Author:	Everard, Marthe; Gous, Andries G. S; Mackie, Clare A; Summers, Rob S; Tromp, Dick; Wiedenmayer, Karin
Year:	2006 Pages: 97
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Developing Standard Methods to Monitor Adherence to Antiretroviral Medicines and Treatment Defaulting In Resource-Poor Settings
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Author:	Andualem Tenaw; Chalker, John; Gitau, Lillian; Ntaganira, Joseph; Obua, Celestino; Tadeg, Hailu; Waako, Paul
Year:	2009 Pages: 5
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)

Title:	Drugs in General Practice. Report on a WHO Meeting, October 1982. EURO Reports and Studies 91
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Year:	1985 Pages: 50
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Drugs in Brief
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	Essential Drugs Monitor No. 028-029 (2000) [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2000 Pages: 36
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Medicines - Annual Report 2004 [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2004 Pages: 4
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	Essential Medicines - Annual Report 2005
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2006 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	Essential Medicines - Annual Report 2006
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2007 Pages: 28
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	Essential Medicines and Human Rights: What Can They Learn From Each Other?
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Human Rights Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Hogerzeil, Hans V
Year:	2006 Pages: 5
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Medicines Biennial Report 2006–2007: The Pharmaceutical Scene in 2006–2007
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2008 Pages: 8
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Medicines Biennial Report: 2008–2009 - The Pharmaceutical Scene in 2008–2009
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2010 Pages: 12
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Medicines for Non Communicable Diseases. First Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Noncommunicable Disease Control (Moscow, 28-29 April 2011). Discussion Paper
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2011 Pages: 5
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Medicines for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Background Paper
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Author:	Abegunde, Dele Olawale
Year:	2011 Pages: 31
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Medicines Monitor [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug Promotion [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Year:	1988 Pages: 8
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Experience with Supporting Pharmaceutical Policies and Systems in Kenya. Progress, Lessons and the Role of WHO
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Programme Coordination > Programme Coordination
Author:	Kimani, Francis; Mbindyo, Regina; Okello, David
Year:	2010 Pages: 57
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Countries:	Kenya

Title:	First Global Meeting for WHO Regional and Country Medicines Advisers. Meeting Report, 15–19 October 2007
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Programme Coordination > Programme Coordination
Year:	2009 Pages: 83
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Fixed-Dose Combinations for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria - Report of a Meeting Held 16-18 December 2003 Geneva
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Year:	2003 Pages: 199
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	From Access to Adherence: The Challenges of Antiretroviral Treatment - Studies from Botswana, Tanzania and Uganda, 2006
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Davey, Sheila; Gerrits, Trudie; Hardon, Anita; Hodgkin, Catherine; Irunde, Henry; Kgatlwane, Joyce; Kinsman, John; Laing, Richard; Nakiyemba, Alice
Year:	2006 Pages: 320
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Amsterdam University Instituto Real de los Tropicos
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)
Countries:	Botswana; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania

Title:	General Practice. Report of a WHO Expert Committee, Geneva, 2-8 July 1963. Technical Report Series No. 267
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Year:	1964 Pages: 24
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > World’s Medicines Situation Report
Year:	2011 Pages: 176
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Year:	2011 Pages: 52
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related links:	http://www.who.int/phi/publications/gspa-phi/en/index.html
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guide for the Application and Granting of Compulsory Licences and Authorization of Government Use of Pharmaceutical Patents
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Correa, Carlos M
Year:	2009 Pages: 30
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guidelines for Developing National Drug Policies, 1988
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Helling-Borda, Margaretha
Year:	1988 Pages: 56
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	How to Develop and Implement a National Drug Policy (Second Edition) Report of the WHO Expert Committee on National Drug Policies, Geneva 19-23 June 1995. Contribution to Updating the WHO Guidelines for Developing National Drug Policies
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guidelines for Drug Donations - Revised 1999 [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	1999 Pages: 24
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) The World Bank (WB) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Caritas Internationalis (CARITAS) Churches' Action for Health of the World Council of Churches (WCC) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Oxfam Pharmaciens sans Frontières (PSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guidelines for the Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of National Drug Policies [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2001 Pages: 74
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)
Regions:	Global; Africa (AFRO)

Title:	Health Insurance Systems and Access to Medicines - Case Studies from: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the United States of America [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Tobar, Federica; Vargas, Jorge Enrique; Velásquez, Germán; Zerda, Alvaro
Year:	2002 Pages: 96
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)

Title:	Health Policy and Systems Research: A Methodology Reader
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Gilson, Lucy
Year:	2012 Pages: 474
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
Regions:	Global

Title:	Health Systems and Services. Annual Report 2009
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2009 Pages: 28
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Health Systems, Health, Wealth and Societal Well-being. Assessing the Case for Investing in Health Systems
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Primary Health Care
Author:	Figueras, Josep; McKee, Martin
Year:	2012 Pages: 330
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO) European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Regions:	Global; Europe (EURO)

Title:	Highlights of the Year 2000 in Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Quick, Jonathan D; Suzuki, Yasuhiro
Year:	2001 Pages: 12
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	How to Develop and Implement a National Drug Policy (Second Edition) [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2001 Pages: 96
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Improving Access to Essential Medicines and Creating Efficiencies by Encouraging the Uptake of Generic Medicines
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2010 Pages: 3
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Increasing Access to Diagnostics Through Technology Transfer and Local Production
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	McNerney, Ruth; Peeling, Rosanna
Year:	2011 Pages: 72
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	Local Production for Access to Medical Products: Developing a Framework to Improve Public Health Local Production and Access to Medicines in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Literature Review and Critical Analysis Local Production of Pharmaceuticals and Related Technology Transfer in Developing Countries: A Series of Case Studies by the UNCTAD Secretariat Trends in Local Production of Medicines and Related Technology Transfer Pharmaceutical Production and Related Technology Transfer: Landscape Report
Regions:	Global

Title:	Indicators for Monitoring National Drug Policies [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation
Author:	Brudon, Pascale; Rainhorn, Jean-Daniel; Reich, Michael R
Year:	1999 Pages: 250
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines: Papers and Perspectives
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2010 Pages: 233
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO/SEARO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Intellectual Property in the Context of the WTO TRIPS Agreement: Challenges for Public Health [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Bermudez, Jorge A. Z.; Oliveira, Maria Auxiliadora
Year:	2004 Pages: 170
Publishers:	WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Policies (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Regions:	Global
Countries:	Brazil

Title:	International Strategies for Tropical Disease Treatments - Experiences with Praziquantel - EDM Research Series No. 026
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Author:	Brinkmann, Agnes; Dumbaugh, Karin; El-Saharty, Sameh; Govindaraj, Ramesh; Reich, Michael R; Yang, Bong-min
Year:	1998 Pages: 113
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	International Trade and Health: A Reference Guide
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2009 Pages: 162
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO/SEARO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Introducing the Gender Perspective in National Essential Drug Programmes [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Bisilliat, Jeanne
Year:	2001 Pages: 44
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	IPR in China: the Doha Declaration and the Protection of Public Health. A Review of Chinese legislation, June 2003 - Health Economics and Drugs Series No. 015
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Author:	Correa, Carlos M
Year:	2003 Pages: 90
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global
Countries:	China

Title:	Local Production and Access to Medicines in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Literature Review and Critical Analysis
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Kaplan, Warren Allan
Year:	2011 Pages: 56
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	Increasing Access to Diagnostics Through Technology Transfer and Local Production Local Production for Access to Medical Products: Developing a Framework to Improve Public Health Local Production of Pharmaceuticals and Related Technology Transfer in Developing Countries: A Series of Case Studies by the UNCTAD Secretariat Trends in Local Production of Medicines and Related Technology Transfer Pharmaceutical Production and Related Technology Transfer: Landscape Report
Regions:	Global

Title:	Local Production for Access to Medical Products: Developing a Framework to Improve Public Health
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2011 Pages: 78
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	Increasing Access to Diagnostics Through Technology Transfer and Local Production Local Production and Access to Medicines in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Literature Review and Critical Analysis Local Production of Pharmaceuticals and Related Technology Transfer in Developing Countries: A Series of Case Studies by the UNCTAD Secretariat Trends in Local Production of Medicines and Related Technology Transfer Pharmaceutical Production and Related Technology Transfer: Landscape Report
Regions:	Global

Title:	Medicine Watchdog
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Author:	Ondari, Clive
Year:	2012 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	A Right to Health
Related links:	http://www.research-europe.com/index.php/2012/09/dr-clive-ondari-coordinator-of-access-to-medicines-department-of-essential-medicines-and-health-products-world-health-organization/
Regions:	Global

Title:	Medicines and Insurance Coverage (MedIC) Initiative Course on Medicines Policy Analysis in Health Insurance Systems. Accra, Ghana, 16 to 25 November 2008
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Author:	Wagner, Anita K
Year:	2009 Pages: 64
Publishers:	WHO Collaborating Center in Pharmaceutical Policy at the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) Ghana, Ministry of Health Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Countries:	Ghana

Title:	Model Guidelines for the International Provision of Controlled Medicines for Emergency Medical Care [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Controlled Medicines
Author:	Bhattacharji, R; Calvin, A-M; Eskens, G; Greve, S; Kiima, D; Kleinert, W; Lousberg, R. J. J. Ch.; Mounis, F; Schaepe, H; Srdanovic, V
Year:	1996 Pages: 14
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Monitoring the Building Blocks of Health Systems: A Handbook of Indicators and Their Measurement Strategies
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation
Year:	2010 Pages: 110
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	National Policy on Traditional Medicine and Regulation of Herbal Medicines - Report of a WHO Global Survey
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Traditional Medicine > Traditional, Complementary and Herbal Medicine
Year:	2005 Pages: 168
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Omani National Drug Policy Survey, October 2003. Pharmaceutical Sector, Sultanate of Oman
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Programme Coordination > Country Pharmaceutical Profiles
Year:	2004 Pages: 68
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Countries:	Oman

Title:	Operational Guide for National Tuberculosis Control Programmes on the Introduction and Use of Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Blanc, L; Matji, R; Mboussa, J; Moore, T; Norval, P; Phanouvong, S; Rägo, L; Vrakking, H; Wondemagegnehu, Eshetu
Year:	2002 Pages: 81
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Operational Principles for Good Pharmaceutical Procurement [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Muziki, S; Quick, Jonathan D; Rankin, J
Year:	1999 Pages: 32
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva The World Bank (WB) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) Disease Interventions for Primary Health Care in Low-resource Settings
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Year:	2010 Pages: 66
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Pharmaceutical Production and Related Technology Transfer: Landscape Report
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Moon, Suerie
Year:	2011 Pages: 92
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	Increasing Access to Diagnostics Through Technology Transfer and Local Production Local Production for Access to Medical Products: Developing a Framework to Improve Public Health Local Production and Access to Medicines in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Literature Review and Critical Analysis Local Production of Pharmaceuticals and Related Technology Transfer in Developing Countries: A Series of Case Studies by the UNCTAD Secretariat Trends in Local Production of Medicines and Related Technology Transfer
Regions:	Global

Title:	Policy Coherence for Improved Medical Innovation and Access
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Bartels, Hans Georg; Beyer, Peter; Kampf, Roger; Krattiger, Anatole; Mirza, Zafar; Taubman, Antony; Watal, Jayashree
Year:	2013 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related links:	http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/5/en/index.html
Regions:	Global

Title:	Practical Guidelines on Pharmaceutical Procurement for Countries with Small Procurement Agencies
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2002 Pages: 64
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO/WPRO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Primary Health Care Comes Full Circle. (Dr Halfdan Mahler Interview)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Primary Health Care
Year:	2008 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Priorities for Pharmaceutical Policies in Developing Countries: Results of a Delphi Survey (With French Summary)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation
Author:	Brudon-Jakobowicz, Pascale; Rainhorn, Jean-Daniel; Reich, Michael R
Year:	1994 Pages: 8
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Priority Medicines for Europe and the World - EDM Research Series No. 033
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Kaplan, Warren; Laing, Richard
Year:	2004 Pages: 154
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Priority Medicines for Europe and the World Project "A Public Health Approach to Innovation"
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global; Europe (EURO)

Title:	Programme Activities in 2005: WHO Prequalification Programme [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Prequalification of Medicines > WHO-UNICEF-UN Project
Year:	2005 Pages: 10
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Progress in Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy 1998-1999
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	1999 Pages: 52
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO) World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO/SEARO) World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO) World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO) World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO/WPRO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation. Intersections Between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2013 Pages: 253
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Related links:	http://www.who.int/phi/promoting_access_medical_innovation/en/index.html
Regions:	Global

Title:	Public health, innovation and intellectual property rights: report of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health [Arabic] [Chinese] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Correa, Carlos M; Dreifuss, Ruth; Fathalla, Mahmoud; Freire, Maria C; Jones, Trevor; Mashelkar, Anant R; Matona, Tshediso; Pammolli, Fabio; Pothisiri, Pakdee; Yamane, Hiroko
Year:	2006 Pages: 218
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	The Rational Use of Drugs - Report of the Conference of Experts, Nairobi 25-29 November 1985
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Year:	1987 Pages: 338
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Regional Framework for Action on Access to Essential Medicines in the Western Pacific (2011-2016)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation
Year:	2012 Pages: 44
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO/WPRO)
Related documents:	Regional Strategy for Improving Access to Essential Medicines in the Western Pacific Region, 2005 -2010
Related links:	http://www.wpro.who.int/essential_medicines/en/
Regions:	Western Pacific (WPRO)

Title:	Regional Strategy for Improving Access to Essential Medicines in the Western Pacific Region, 2005 -2010
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Programme Coordination > Programme Coordination
Year:	2005 Pages: 48
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO/WPRO)
Related documents:	Regional Framework for Action on Access to Essential Medicines in the Western Pacific (2011-2016)
Regions:	Western Pacific (WPRO)

Title:	Regulating Pharmaceuticals in Europe: Striving for Efficiency, Equity and Quality [Russian]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Quality and Safety: Medicines > Regulatory Support
Author:	Mossialos, E. A.; Mrazek, M.; Walley, T
Year:	2004 Pages: 395
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO) European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Related links:	http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-publish/sections/search/a-z-list-of-all-publications
Regions:	Europe (EURO)

Title:	Renewing Primary Health Care in the Americas. A Position Paper of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2007 Pages: 48
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)
Regions:	Global; America (AMRO)

Title:	Report of the WHO Expert Committee on National Drug Policies, Geneva 19-23 June 1995. Contribution to Updating the WHO Guidelines for Developing National Drug Policies [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	1995 Pages: 82
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Review of Patent Legislation of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Measures to Safeguard Public Health
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2004 Pages: 76
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO/SEARO)
Related links:	http://www.searo.who.int/entity/medicines/documents/en/
Regions:	Global; South-East Asia (SEARO)
Countries:	India; Indonesia; Sri Lanka; Thailand

Title:	Review of the Estonian Pharmaceutical Sector: Towards the Development of a National Medicines Policy
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2009 Pages: 108
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe (WHO/EURO)
Countries:	Estonia

Title:	A Right to Health
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Author:	Ondari, Clive
Year:	2012 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	Medicine Watchdog
Related links:	http://www.research-europe.com/index.php/2012/09/dr-clive-ondari-coordinator-of-access-to-medicines-department-of-essential-medicines-and-health-products-world-health-organization-2/
Regions:	Global

Title:	Scaling Up Action Against Noncommunicable Diseases: How Much Will It Cost?
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Year:	2011 Pages: 51
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	The Global Economic Burden of Non-communicable Diseases (September 2011) From Burden to “Best Buys”: Reducing the Economic Impact of Non-communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Regions:	Global

Title:	Scaling up Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource Limited Settings : Guidelines for a Public Health Approach [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	Gibb, Diana; Hammer, Scott; Havlir, Diana; Mofenson, Lynne; Perriens, Jos; Van Beek, Ingrid; Vareldzis, Basil; Vella, Stefano
Year:	2002 Pages: 163
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Step-by-Step Approach for Development and Implementation of Hospital Antibiotic Policy and Standard Treatment Guidelines
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use
Year:	2011 Pages: 49
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO/SEARO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Ten Years of IPC - Report on Achievements 1996-2006
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2007 Pages: 6
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Theme Paper for Discussion - Effective Drug Regulation: What Can Countries Do?, Geneva, 16-19 March 1999 [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Quality and Safety: Medicines > Regulatory Support
Author:	Wondemagegnehu, Eshetu
Year:	1999 Pages: 53
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Towards a New Model for Pharmaceutical Research
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Author:	Correa, Carlos M
Year:	2012 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Trends in Local Production of Medicines and Related Technology Transfer
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Abbott, Frederick M
Year:	2011 Pages: 204
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	Increasing Access to Diagnostics Through Technology Transfer and Local Production Local Production for Access to Medical Products: Developing a Framework to Improve Public Health Local Production and Access to Medicines in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Literature Review and Critical Analysis Local Production of Pharmaceuticals and Related Technology Transfer in Developing Countries: A Series of Case Studies by the UNCTAD Secretariat Pharmaceutical Production and Related Technology Transfer: Landscape Report
Regions:	Global

Title:	Twenty-Five Years of Essential Medicines
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Selection
Author:	Hogerzeil, Hans V; Quick, Jonathan D; Rägo, L; Velásquez, Germán
Year:	2002 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Using TRIPS Flexibilities to Improve Access to HIV Treatment
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2011 Pages: 12
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Regions:	Global

Title:	WHO Medicines Strategy - Countries at the Core - 2004 - 2007
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2004 Pages: 163
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	WHO Medicines Strategy - Countries at the Core - 2004 - 2007 [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2004 Pages: 12
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	WHO Medicines Strategy: Framework for Action in Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy - 2000 - 2003 [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Year:	2000 Pages: 81
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	WHO Policy Perspectives on Medicines [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	WHO Prequalification of Medicines Programme Update for 2006 [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Prequalification of Medicines > WHO-UNICEF-UN Project
Year:	2006 Pages: 16
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	WHO Prequalification Programme
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Prequalification of Medicines > WHO-UNICEF-UN Project
Year:	2005 Pages: 10
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2002-2005 [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Traditional Medicine > Traditional, Complementary and Herbal Medicine
Year:	2002 Pages: 70
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva

Title:	The World Medicines Situation
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > World’s Medicines Situation Report
Year:	2004 Pages: 151
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	The World Medicines Situation 2011 (Chapters Currently Available)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Human Rights Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > World’s Medicines Situation Report Medicine Access and Rational Use > Controlled Medicines Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Good Governance for Medicines Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use Medicine Access and Rational Use > Selection Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Medicine Programme Coordination > Human Resources for Pharmaceutical Sector Quality and Safety: Medicines > Regulatory Support Quality and Safety: Medicines > Safety and Efficacy
Year:	2011 Pages: 360
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Pharmaceutical Consumption The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Medicine Expenditures The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Options for Financing and Optimizing Medicines in Resource-poor Countries The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Medicines Prices, Availability and Affordability The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Access to Care and Medicines, Burden of Health Care Expenditures, and Risk Protection: Results from the World Health Survey The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Pharmacovigilance and Safety of Medicines The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Selection of Essential Medicines The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Rational Use of Medicines The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Procurement of Medicines The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Storage and Supply Chain Management The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Access to Controlled Medicines The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Good Governance for the Pharmaceutical Sector The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Access to Essential Medicines as Part of the Right to Health
Related links:	http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/policy/world_medicines_situation/en/index.html
Regions:	Global

Title:	The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Access to Care and Medicines, Burden of Health Care Expenditures, and Risk Protection: Results from the World Health Survey
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > World’s Medicines Situation Report Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing
Author:	Graves, Amy Johnson; LeCates, Robert; Reiss, Sheila K.; Ross-Degnan, Dennis; Wagner, Anita K; Zhang, Fang
Year:	2011 Pages: 10
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	The World Medicines Situation 2011 (Chapters Currently Available)
Related links:	http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/policy/world_medicines_situation/en/index.html
Regions:	Global

Title:	The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > World’s Medicines Situation Report Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Kaplan, Warren; Mathers, Colin
Year:	2011 Pages: 20
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	The World Medicines Situation 2011 (Chapters Currently Available) WMS 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs, Annex 1 WMS 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs. Spreadsheet 1 - GBD 2004 Summary Tables WMS 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs. Spreadsheet 1A - GBD 2004 Summary Tables WMS 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs. Spreadsheet 2 - Summary Prevalence of Selected Risk Factors by Region A, 2004 WMS 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs. Spreadsheet 3 - Summary: Projected DALYs (000s) by Cause, High Income Countries and Low- and Middle-income Countries by WHO Region (A), Baseline Scenario 2008/2015 WMS 2011 - Global Health Trends: Global Burden of Disease and Pharmaceutical Needs. Spreadsheet 4 - Data for Oral Glycaemics and Insulin
Related links:	http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/policy/world_medicines_situation/en/index.html
Regions:	Global

Title:	WTO Agreements and Public Health - A Joint Study by WHO and the WTO Secretariat [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2002 Pages: 175
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva World Trade Organization (WTO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	You Tell Us What You Think: Results of The Monitor’s Readership Survey
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy
Author:	de Jong, Kiki
Year:	2009 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

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