General Resources
These resources relate to the issues that MeTA is concerned with, both internally and externally produced. Clicking on one of the links may take you away from the MeTA website, to the source of that information.
WHO assessment tool for measuring transparency in the public pharmaceutical sector
A tool to measure the level of transparency and vulnerability to corruption in selected areas of the public pharmaceutical sector, developed under the GGM programme
Survey of the quality of selected antimalarial medicines circulating in Madagascar, Senegal, and Uganda
First findings from a study by WHO and the Drug Quality and Information Program on the quality of key antimalarial medicines in Sub-Saharan African countries
Food supplements not medicines - FDA Philippines
Strategies for raising awareness about the lack of approved therapeutic claims for food supplements highlighted at MeTA Philippines forum.
Warning aired on ineffective health products
National Health Account data shows half Filipino annual expenditure on health products spent on items without proven effectiveness - Malaya Business Insight
Romualdez: More than half of spending on health products unnecessary
MeTA Philippines Chair calls for 'truth in advertising' the medical benefits of food supplements - The Philippine Star
Transparency in supply chain will improve access to medicines - Ghana Health Minister
Ghana Health Minister speaks about the MeTA process at national MeTA forum
Increased medicines prices a threat to Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme
Concerns that Ghana's NHIS will not be sustainable unless medicine prices are reduced are voiced at National MeTA Forum
Transparent "Call for Interest" for individuals wishing to join the UNITAID review committee
Technical experts invited to join review team for project proposals to improve access to medicines for HIV, malaria and TB. (Scroll down for details)
Why transparency, governance and corruption matter, and what we can all do about it
Ideas, findings, current events and initiatives on governance, corruption and capture around the world
Australia to provide better access to prescription medicine information
Australia makes prescription medicine product information and consumer medicine information available on Therapeutic Goods Administration website.