The Access to Medicine Index is a very important project. What gets measured, gets done.
5 billion people have access to medicine 2 billion to go
Mission
The Access to Medicine Foundation stimulates and guides pharmaceutical companies to do more for the people living in low- and middle-income countries without access to medicine.
New online: the first Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark
First independent assessment of pharma company action on AMR
The 2018 Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark is now online. It is the first report to assess how pharmaceutical companies are tackling rising rates of drug-resistant infections. The Benchmark finds evidence of good practice in multiple areas – the task now is to expand them to more products.
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Foundation to co-host events at WHO World Health Assembly
18 May 2018
The Foundation will co-host two during the WHO’s 71st annual World Health Assembly (WHA). On Tuesday 22 May, speakers will explore game changers in global health; on Wednesday 23 May, the focus is on the big questions surrounding access to quality medicines. Jayasree K. Iyer, Foundation Executive Director, will speak at both events.
Work starts on metrics for the 2020 AMR Benchmark
19 Apr 2018
The Access to Medicine Foundation has started the methodology review for the next Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark. The Foundation is consulting a wide range of experts and stakeholders to explore how to refine its analysis of pharmaceutical company responses to antimicrobial resistance.
Access to Medicine Foundation in India to discuss AMR strategies
12 Mar 2018
India is home to more than a billion people, who face increasing rates of drug resistance. From 12-16 March, the Access to Medicine Foundation will be in New Delhi and Mumbai, India, to meet with Indian-based pharmaceutical companies and government representatives to share ideas and opportunities to limit drug resistance. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Jayasree K. Iyer, will also speak at the Delhi End TB Summit.
New IP-sharing framework to accelerate R&D
21 Feb 2018
The Access to Medicine Foundation has worked with BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) to develop a framework for identifying which IP assets are most difficult for companies to share, yet most likely to speed up R&D of the medicines and vaccines needed by people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
The first Benchmark launches at the WEF in Davos
24 Jan 2018
At 14:00 CET on Tuesday 23 January, Jayasree K. Iyer, Executive Director of the Access to Medicine Foundation, will launch the first Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark in a livestreamed WEF press conference.
Live WEF discussion with Bill Gates & Jayasree Iyer at 1pm CET: “New Era For Global Health”
25 Jan 2018
Jayasree K. Iyer joins Bill Gates and others to discuss how new leadership, policy and business models are rewriting the global health playbook.
Access to Medicine Index 2016
The only in-depth comparison of the world’s largest pharma companies on how they improve access to medicine for the poor.
Access to Vaccines Index 2017
The first tool to show how vaccine companies are responding to calls to increase access to vaccines.
Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark 2018
The first detailed analysis of pharmaceutical company action against antimicrobial resistance.
We’re hiring!
New positions in Research, Strategy and the AMR Benchmark research programme
Interested in working toward the next Access to Medicine Index, AMR Benchmark or joining the Foundation’s Strategy team?
Investors
Access to medicine: a material issue for investors
Investors engage with the Foundation for insight into our analysis of the pharma sector, including into governance structures, R&D and pricing strategies.
The foundation on Twitter
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Commentary
Incentivising pharma to develop medicine for the poor
Which mechanisms work for engaging pharma companies in R&D for diseases of poverty?
“To improve access, we believe pharmaceutical companies need to focus on how
they deploy their products, and, as global citizens, collaborate on the development of strong health systems.”
Jayasree K. Iyer, Executive Director, Access to Medicine Foundation.
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