1. Wilbert Bannenberg Technical Director International MeTA Secretariat 5 September 2009, FIP 2009 Congress, Istanbul Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) MeTA FIP 05/09/2009

2. What is MeTA?

An international alliance between:

• DFID, World Bank, WHO, private sector, NGOs, professional organisations.

Alliances in 7 pilot countries to focus on what can be done to increase access to medicines.

• - Government, CSOs and Private Sector

An International Secretariat to support country work, and, upon request, technical assistance.

05/09/2009 MeTA FIP 3. What does MeTA want to achieve?

MeTA goal: toincrease access to essential medicines,especially for the poor in developing countries

Essential medicines still valid concept

But, after 30 years, 2 billion people are still not having access

What can we do better?

05/09/2009 MeTA FIP 4. Added value of MeTA?

Country led, bottom-up approach

Multi-stakeholder collaboration

Improvedtransparencyanddisclosureof all players should lead to betterinformation& greateraccountabilityin the supply chain

05/09/2009 MeTA FIP 5. The scope of MeTA

Currently 7 countries are piloting MeTA (until September 2010)

Global collaboration with private sector, NGOs, donors and professional organisations

05/09/2009 MeTA FIP 6. Transparency?

Improving information access, scrutiny and use, in order to support the development of viable, efficient medicines markets and supply systems that benefit all developing country consumers

Transparency =not only disclosureof the price, quality of medicines; but also:

• Jointlyuse the informationto identify barriers, and

• Jointly seek bettersolutions!

MeTA FIP 05/09/2009 7. Drug Supply Transparent? Source: SSDS Inc for the World Bank 8. Transparent? 05/09/2009 MeTA FIP Source: TI Global corruption report 2006 9. Areas where transparency can help 05/09/2009 MeTA FIP Source: TI Global corruption report 2006 10. Transparency in pharmacy practice?

Transparencyshould be an integral part of Good Pharmacy Practice!

Pharmacistscan help in both public and private sector

Welcome in MeTA!

05/09/2009 MeTA FIP 11. Contact?

Wilbert Bannenberg

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Mobile: +31-6-20873123

MeTA website:www.MedicinesTransparency.org

MeTA FIP 05/09/2009