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Medicine Access and Rational Use

Supply Management

Title:	AFRO Essential Medicines - Price Indicator December 2003
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2003 Pages: 100
Publishers:	WHO Country Office in Congo World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)
Countries:	Congo

Title:	Approaches to Promote Availability of Essential Drugs in Primary Health Care in South-East Asia Regional. Report of an lntercountry Consultative Meeting New Delhi, 21-25 April 1997
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	1997 Pages: 56
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO/SEARO)
Regions:	South-East Asia (SEARO)

Title:	Bhutan Essential Drugs Programme: A Case History
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2000 Pages: 128
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Countries:	Bhutan

Title:	Collaboration Between NGOs, Ministries of Health and WHO in Drug Distribution and Supply - EDM Research Series No. 027
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Iversen, Peter B
Year:	1998 Pages: 61
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Consumption and Trade in Off-Patented Medicines, 2001. CMH Working Paper Series, Paper No. WG 4: 3 (Commission on Macroeconomics and Health - CMH)
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Bale, Harvey E
Year:	2001 Pages: 29
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Differences in the Availability of Medicines for Chronic and Acute Conditions in the Public and Private Sectors of Developing Countries
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Cameron, Alexandra; Ewen, Margaret; Laing, Richard; Leufkens, Hubert G; Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K.; Roubos, Ilse
Year:	2011 Pages: 24
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Drug Donations: What Lies Beneath
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Pinheiro, Cristina P
Year:	2008 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Drug Supply by Ration Kits. Report of an Evaluation
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Haak Hilbrand; Hogerzeil, Hans V
Year:	1991 Pages: 96
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Essential Drugs in the Gambia
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Jallow, Mariatou Tala
Year:	1993 Pages: 9
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Countries:	Gambia

Title:	Essential Medicines List for Emergencies and Disasters in the Caribbean
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Selection Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2012 Pages: 70
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)
Regions:	America (AMRO)

Title:	Essential Medicines Management During Emergencies in Pakistan
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Bile, K.M.; Bukhari, S.K.S.; Jooma, R.; Kazi, G.N.; Qureshi, J.A.R.H.; Zafar, A.; Zaibi, W.A.
Year:	2010 Pages: 8
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)
Countries:	Pakistan

Title:	Essential Medicines Monitor. Issue 5, August 2011
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Access and Rational Use > Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Billo, Nils E.; Bissell, K.; Chen, Ning; Macé, Cécile; Sun, Jing; Yan, Qing; Zheng, Yingdong; Zhou, Liang; Zhou, Ying
Year:	2011 Pages: 10
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global
Countries:	China

Title:	Estimating Drug Requirements - A Practical Manual [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	1995 Pages: 158
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Evaluation of ARV Procurement and Supply Management Systems in West and Central Africa Region, June 2008 [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2008 Pages: 48
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) GIP ESTHER - Ensemble pour une Solidarité Thérapeutique Hospitalière En Réseau
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)

Title:	First-Year Experiences with the Interagency Guidelines for Drug Donations
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Asher, Radha; Gray, Robin; Hogerzeil, Hans V
Year:	2000 Pages: 51
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	To Give Is Better Than To Receive: Compliance with WHO Guidelines For Drug Donations During 2000–2008
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Selection Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Bero, Lisa; Carson, Brittany; Hill, Suzanne; Möller, Helene
Year:	2010 Pages: 8
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Global Comparative Pharmaceutical Expenditures with Related Reference Information - Health Economics and Drugs Series No. 003
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Quick, Jonathan D; Tolentino, Ronnel B.
Year:	2000 Pages: 84
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Good Practices for Selecting and Procuring Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance
Year:	2011 Pages: 109
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Good Procurement Practices for Artemisinin-Based Antimalarial Medicines
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance
Year:	2010 Pages: 128
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
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:	Guide to Good Storage Practices for Pharmaceuticals. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 908, 2003, Annex 9
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance
Year:	2003 Pages: 12
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
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 Health Care Equipment Donations, 2000
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2000 Pages: 30
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guidelines for Medicine Donations - Revised 2010. (First Edition 1996, Second Edition 1999, Third Edition 2011)
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2011 Pages: 26
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guidelines for Price Discounts of Single-Source Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2003 Pages: 12
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guidelines for Safe Disposal of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals in and after Emergencies [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	1999 Pages: 36
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Churches' Action for Health of the World Council of Churches (WCC) ECHO International Health Services Ltd (ECHO Health) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Oxfam Pharmaciens sans Frontières (PSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health Commodities [Arabic] [Chinese] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2003 Pages: 114
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva United States Agency for International Development (USAID) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) DELIVER John Snow Inc. (JSI)
Related links:	http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/
Regions:	Global

Title:	Handbook of Supply Management at First-level Health Care Facilities: Working Document for Field Testing and Review [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Primary Health Care Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2006 Pages: 80
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva United States Agency for International Development (USAID) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network John Snow Inc. (JSI)

Title:	Harmonized Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for Procurement and Supply Management Systems: Early-warning Indicators to Prevent Stock-outs and Overstocking of Antiretroviral, Antituberculosis and Antimalaria Medicines
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2011 Pages: 50
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	How to Conduct Patent Searches for Medicines. A Step-by-Step Guide
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2010 Pages: 120
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO/SEARO) World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO/WPRO)
Regions:	Global

Title:	How to Estimate Warehouse Space for Drugs
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Battersby, A; Garnett, Andrew
Year:	1993 Pages: 87
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:	Indepth Assessment of Procurement and Supply Management Systems for Medical Products
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2010 Pages: 29
Publishers:	WHO Country Office in Nigeria Nigeria Ministry of Health
Countries:	Nigeria

Title:	Inland Stability Study (Sudan). Pilot Study 1989-1991
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Goeje, M. de; Hogerzeil, Hans V; Reid, I. O
Year:	1991 Pages: 19
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	WHO/UNICEF Study on Stability of Drugs during International Transport
Regions:	Global

Title:	The Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2006 - Medicines and Medical Devices for 10,000 People for Approximately 3 Months - An Interagency Document [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2006 Pages: 88
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Dispensary Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Merlin
Regions:	Global

Title:	The Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2011. Medicines and Medical Devices for 10 000 People for Approximately Three Months [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Selection Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2011 Pages: 70
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Interagency List of Essential Medical Devices for Reproductive Health, 2008
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Selection Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2008 Pages: 52
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva The World Bank (WB) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) John Snow Inc. (JSI) Population Action International
Regions:	Global

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:	Local Production of Essential Medicines, Including Antiretrovirals: Issues, Challenges and Perspectives in the African Region. WHO Regional Committee for Africa, Fifty-fifth Session. Maputo, Mozambique, 22–26 August 2005 [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2005 Pages: 11
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)
Related links:	http://www.afro.who.int/
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)

Title:	Management of Drugs at Health Centre Level - Training Manual
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2004 Pages: 84
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)

Title:	Mapping of Partners' Procurement and Supply Management Systems for Medical Products
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2010 Pages: 26
Publishers:	WHO Country Office in Nigeria Nigeria Ministry of Health
Countries:	Nigeria

Title:	Medical Equipment in Gaza’s Hospitals. Internal Management, the Israeli Blockade and Foreign Donations
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2009 Pages: 11
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Italia - Ministero Affari Esteri

Title:	A Model Quality Assurance System for Procurement Agencies - Recommendations for Quality Assurance Systems Focusing on Prequalification of Products and Manufacturers, Purchasing, Storage and Distribution of Pharmaceutical Products [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance Prequalification of Medicines > WHO-UNICEF-UN Project
Year:	2007 Pages: 140
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Multi-country Regional Pooled Procurement of Medicines - Identifying Key Principles for Enabling Regional Pooled Procurement and a Framework for Inter-Regional Collaboration in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Island Countries
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2007 Pages: 38
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	The New Emergency Health Kit 98: Drugs and Medical Supplies for 10,000 People for Approximately 3 Months [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	1998 Pages: 82
Publishers:	WHO Action Programme on Essential Drugs (DAP)
Regions:	Global

Title:	A New Entity for the Negotiation of Public Procurement Prices for Patented Medicines in Mexico
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Gómez-Dantés, Octavio; Ortiz, Maki; Reich, Michael R; Terrazas, Paulina; Wirtz, Veronika J
Year:	2012 Pages: 5
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Countries:	Mexico

Title:	Operating Principles for the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies. A PAHO Mechanism for Procurement of Strategic Public Health Supplies
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2006 Pages: 29
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)
Related documents:	Operating Procedures for the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies. (Strategic Fund) Updated: June 2010 A Practical Guide for Procurement Planning and Management of Strategic Public Health Supplies
Regions:	Global

Title:	Operating Procedures for the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies. (Strategic Fund) Updated: June 2010
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2010 Pages: 24
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)
Related documents:	Operating Principles for the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies. A PAHO Mechanism for Procurement of Strategic Public Health Supplies A Practical Guide for Procurement Planning and Management of Strategic Public Health Supplies
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:	Oseltamivir Storage, Distribution and Dispensing Following the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Outbreak in Mexico
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	de Lira, José de Jesús Méndez; Gutiérrez-Mendoza, Luis Meave; Schwartz, Brian; Wirtz, Veronika J
Year:	2012 Pages: 6
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Countries:	Mexico

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:	A Practical Guide for Procurement Planning and Management of Strategic Public Health Supplies
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2006 Pages: 67
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Americas (WHO/AMRO/PAHO)
Related documents:	Operating Principles for the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies. A PAHO Mechanism for Procurement of Strategic Public Health Supplies Operating Procedures for the Regional Revolving Fund for Strategic Public Health Supplies. (Strategic Fund) Updated: June 2010
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:	Procedure for Assessing the Acceptability, in Principle, of Procurement Agencies for Use by United Nations Agencies. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 917, 2003, Annex 6
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance
Year:	2003 Pages: 10
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	WHO Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations - WHO Technical Report Series, No. 917 - Thirty-eighth Report
Related links:	http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/quality_safety/quality_assurance/distribution/en/index.html
Regions:	Global

Title:	A Rapid Quality Risk Assessment Mechanism for Assessing Needed Pharmaceutical Products that Have Not Completed a Stringent Assessment. WHO Prequalification of Medicines Programme - Briefing Paper: 27 April 2012. Expert Review Panel (ERP)
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance Prequalification of Medicines > WHO-UNICEF-UN Project
Year:	2012 Pages: 13
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	Regional Workshop on Improving Procurement and Supply Management Systems in the African Region. Brazaville, Congo, June 2006
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Medicine Programme Coordination > Programme Coordination
Year:	2006 Pages: 38
Publishers:	World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)
Related links:	http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/hss/essential-medicines/edm-publications.html
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)

Title:	Report of a Study Tour to the Secretariats of Bulk Purchasing Systems in the Maghreb and Gulf States
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	1999 Pages: 20
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO)
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)

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:	Shortages of Medicines: A Complex Global Challenge
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Gray, Andy; Manasse Jrb, Henri R
Year:	2012 Pages: 2
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Regions:	Global

Title:	A Situational Analysis and Feasibility Study on Regional Pooled Bulk Procurement of Essential Medicines and Other Health Supplies in the East African Community Partner States. Final report, September 2007
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management Medicine Programme Coordination > Programme Coordination Quality and Safety: Medicines > Regulatory Support
Year:	2007 Pages: 110
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva John Snow Inc. (JSI) Management Sciences for Health (MSH) - Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus
Regions:	Africa (AFRO); EAC East African Community

Title:	Sources and Prices of Selected Drugs and Diagnostics for People Living with HIV/AIDS [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2002 Pages: 41
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Sources and Prices of Selected Medicines and Diagnostics for People Living with HIV/AIDS [French] [Spanish]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2003 Pages: 92
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Sources and Prices of Selected Medicines and Diagnostics for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2004 Pages: 134
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Sources and Prices of Selected Medicines and Diagnostics for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2005 Pages: 85
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Sources and Prices of Selected Products for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2004 Pages: 70
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Population Services International (PSI) Roll Back Malaria (RBM)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Surmounting Challenges: Procurement of Antiretroviral Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2003 Pages: 56
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)

Title:	Tools for Mapping Financial Flows for Medicines Procurement and Distribution, and for Rapid Assessment of Medicines Supply Management Systems
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Monitoring and Evaluation Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Babaley, Magali; Tata, Helen Lega
Year:	2012 Pages: 52
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:	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/UNICEF Study on Stability of Drugs during International Transport
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	1991 Pages: 67
Publishers:	WHO Headquarters in Geneva
Related documents:	Inland Stability Study (Sudan). Pilot Study 1989-1991
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 - 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:	The World Medicines Situation 2011 - Procurement of Medicines
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > World’s Medicines Situation Report Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Dickens, Todd
Year:	2011 Pages: 33
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 - Storage and Supply Chain Management
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > World’s Medicines Situation Report Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Babaley, Magali; Tata, Helen Lega; Yadav, Prashant
Year:	2011 Pages: 22
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

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