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Access to Medicine Foundation

The Foundation stimulates and guides pharmaceutical companies to do more to improve access to medicine. It is an independent non-profit organisation.
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Access to Medicine Index

Ranks 20 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies based on their efforts to address access to medicine, including in strategy, governance, R&D and pricing. By publicly recognising the best performers, the Index spurs companies to compete to be the best.

Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark

The first report to compare what pharmaceutical companies are doing to bring antimicrobial resistance under control. By highlighting innovative actions, it encourages more companies to seize opportunities for change.

Access to Vaccines Index

Reports what vaccine companies are doing to ensure all children can be immunised wherever they live. By uncovering what is working and where, this Index helps ensure vaccine markets also reach the poorest and most remote communities.
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  • How green are Indian drug manufacturing sites...
Media - published on 03 Aug 2018

How green are Indian drug manufacturing sites?

Jyothi Datta quotes Jayasree K. Iyer, Executive Director of the Access to Medicine Foundation, on the the role of pharmaceutical companies in ensuring responsible manufacturing and production of medicines.

The author also refers to the Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark, which analysed pharmaceutical company actions to address antimicrobial resistance, including development of environmental risk-management strategies to minimise the impact of antibiotic discharge.

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View our detailed overview of each company’s performance in the Index, including breakdowns of their product portfolios and R&D pipelines.