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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

Tracks what the 30 most active companies in antimicrobial R&D and manufacturing are doing to bring antimicrobial resistance under control. By assessing the level of action, it provides a reality check on progress against AMR.

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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In the media

Read how the global media covers how pharmaceutical companies respond to market trends and global health issues using the Foundation's research, and translates the complexity of access to medicine for the public.

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29 Apr 2021

Operation Vaccines: Access All Areas

Writing in the April edition of EMG's GOLD magazine, author Michaila Byrne investigates how pharma companies are taking action to improve COVID-19 vac...

31 Mar 2021

R&D gap stymies access to children’s medicines – report

Laura Owings for SciDevNet covers the Access to Medicine Foundation's most recent research about the access gap for paediatric medicines. 

30 Mar 2021

EMG Gold Podcast - Talking to Claudia Martínez

On this episode of the EMG Gold Podcast, Claudia Martínez, Research Programme Manager for the Access to Medicine Index, speaks about the work of the A...

29 Mar 2021

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Mar 29, 2021

Chris Dall for CIDRAP writes about the Access to Medicine Foundation's analysis on the access gap for paediatric medicines.

29 Mar 2021

Only 7% of pharma research projects target children below 12: report

The Hindu Business line writes about the latest analysis from the Access to Medicine Foundation, which investigates the access gap for paediatric medi...

25 Mar 2021

Farmaceuten ontwikkelen bijna geen medicijnen voor kinderen

Karel Berkhout for Dutch news outlet NRC covers the latest paediatric finding from the 2021 Access to Medicine Index. 

21 Mar 2021

Jayasree K. Iyer on BBC: How has COVID-19 exposed the global shortage of medical oxygen?

In this episode of the BBC World Service, Jayasree K. Iyer joins Julian Worricker to discuss the worldwide shortage of medical oxygen. 

23 Feb 2021

Dozens of institutional investors push for ‘fair and equitable’ Covid-19 response

Ed Silverman of Stat News covers investors' call to action for equitable access to COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. 

23 Feb 2021

Asset managers call for ‘fair and equitable’ global efforts to end pandemic

Natalie Kenway for ESG Clarity writes about nearly 150 global investors' call to action for equitable access to COVID-19 treatments and vaccines....

23 Feb 2021

Global petition to help third world countries get medical resources to fight COVID

Glenda Korporaal for the Australian Business Network writes about investors' call to action for equitable access to COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.&...

23 Feb 2021

Daily ESG Briefing: Investors unite to call for fair access to Covid vaccines

Dominic Webb for Responsible Investor includes investors' call for equitable COVID-19 treatments and vaccines in a daily roundup of global ESG news.&n...

23 Feb 2021

Des fonds d’investissement exigent des vaccins pour tous

This article for Swiss newspaper Le Temps covers the Access to Medicine Foundation's partnership with nearly 150 investors to call for equitable acces...

20 Feb 2021

COVID-19 has shown how Big Pharma is broken

Charlotte Kilpatrick of Salon writes about the motives that pharmaceutical companies have to invest in R&D for underfunded global health threats, such...

15 Feb 2021

Rättvis tillgång på läkemedel bidrar till hållbar tillväxt

In this article in Swedish newspaper Aktuell Hållbarhet, institutional investors Alecta and SEB Investment Management outline their engagement with co...

10 Feb 2021

Global collaboration is the world’s best shot at ending the pandemic – here’s what Big Pharma can do

In a viewpoint for the Telegraph, Dag-Inge Ulstein, Minister of International Development for the Norwegian Government, and John-Arne R...

09 Feb 2021

4 principles for urgent pharma action to combat COVID-19

Drawing on the findings from the 2021 Access to Medicine Index, the Norwegian government, which co-chairs the Facilitation Council of the ACT-Accelera...

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