Transcript Private Sector - Medicines Transparency Alliance

Challenges
What challenges has your sector endured during the MeTA
pilot phase?
PHILIPPINES –
Private Sector
Reiner W. Gloor
PHAP President
Normita D. Leyesa
PPhA President
Summary Analysis
at start of MeTA
What were the needs and issues in your specific sector at
the start of MeTA?
 Transparency in government
 Bidding / procurement (National Level / Local
Government Units)
 Representation of stakeholders in the legislature
 Regulatory (Food and Drug Administration)
• Safety and quality of medicines
• cGMP compliance
Major milestones
 Expanding MeTA awareness to the public
 Overcome initial misconceptions that MeTA was only
concerned with medicine pricing
 Improving access of essential/life-saving drugs to the
public
 Implementation of ethical promotions and
advertisement of drugs
 Adoption and adherence to professional health care
practices
 Strict observance of rational drug use
Lessons Learned
What challenges has your sector endured during the
MeTA pilot phase?
 To identify stakeholders like the PMA and
encourage their earlier participation in the
process
 Continuous dialogue encourages trust and
mutual respect among stakeholders
 Importance of engaging stakeholders in an open
interaction
Private Sector Composition
What milestones have been achieved during the MeTA
pilot phase?
 Partnership with government and
nongovernmental groups, civil society
organizations
 National fora – issues on ethical practices,
drug promotions, quality of drugs discussed
PHAP
(48 members)
PPhA
(8000 members)
PCPI
(123 members)
PMA
( 63,000+ members)
 GGM Awards
Successes
What were the successes for your sector during the MeTA
pilot phase?
 Increase in acceptance of generic drugs by the
public
 Joint advocacies heard by other stakeholders
 Review of promotional/marketing activities and
advertisement of medicines
 Review of Code of Ethics of Professional and
Private Industry Organizations
Thank you
Normita D. Leyesa
President, Philippine Pharmacists Association
Email: [email protected]
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Website: www.metaphilippines.org.ph