Transcript Title of presentation - Medicines Transparency

MeTA Philippines:
Sharing Responsibility, Achieving as One
Hon Francisco T. Duque
Secretary
Department of Health
MeTA 16 May 2008
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THE MEDICINES
ACCESS GAP
RP has low to medium regular access to quality medicines.
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Challenges in the Philippines
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High cost of medicines
Non transparent mechanisms of medicines
pricing
High out-of-pocket payments – burdening the
poor and the disadvantaged
Preference to branded medicines
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Goal:
Improve access to essential medicines by:
a.
Cutting the price of Medicines to 50 % from
base prices in 2001
b.
Reducing out-of-pocket payments
c.
Improving generic competition and assuring
quality
d.
Instituting mechanisms for transparency and
good governance
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Basic Strategy
Multistakeholder Collaboration
Sharing Responsibility, Achieving as one
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Building MeTA in the Philippines
Scoping Visit
April 2007
TWG Meetings to form
MeTA Structure
May to July, 2007
Invitation and enlisting of prospective
members
July to September, 2007
Election of Officers
November, 2007
Induction of Officers
December 2007
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Who are involved?
The MeTA Council
 24-member Council
 Chaired by a former
Health Secretary
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Policy Level
Department of Health
Senate
House of Representatives
Regulators and Service
Providers
BFAD
Philhealth
COA
PITC
LGUs
Private Sector
Involvement
Professional Groups
Academe
NGO’s
CSO Watch Groups
International
Development
Partners
WHO
Worldbank
EU, GTZ
Industry
Few MNCs
PCPI ( Philippine Chamber
of Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
How do we work?
MeTA Council
Secretariat
(WHO Country Office)
Administrative Committee
Technical Committee
MeTA Forum
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Research and Assessments
Integrating MeTA Support
into Local reforms
Health Reforms: Fourmula I for Health (F1)
Service delivery
Financing
Regulations
Good Governance
Improved access and support
to decentralized systems
Development of systems for proper resource
management and building sustainable financing models
Assessment and Technical Support
Transparent Processes
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THE HARD CLIMB TO
AFFORDABLE MEDICINES FOR ALL
CHEAPER MEDICINES BILL
GENERICS ACT of 1988
•Parallel importation
•Compulsory Licensing
•Amendments to the IP Code
•Early Working (Bolar Provision)
•Generics competition
- failed to anchor generics
in the local market
PARALLEL DRUG IMPORTATION
- cheaper drugs from India brought
in competition against expensive
branded products
(up to 70% reduction since 2001)
COMMUNITY DRUG OUTLETS
- >12,000 Botika ng Barangay
outlets spread out nationwide
- >1,400 Botika ng Bayan outlets
in major cities
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BFAD STRENGTHENING BILL
- Beefing up capital and human
infrastructure of BFAD to meet
international standards in quality
and safety assurance
AFFORDABLE TREATMENT PACKS
www.aafp.org
- Complete OPD treatment packs
for hypertension, high cholesterol,
diabetes and common infections at
10www
P25/50/100
Thank You
MeTA 07/07/2015
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