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2024 ACCESS TO MEDICINE INDEX

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News

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Bridging the gaps: Making insulin and diabetes drugs more accessible in the Pacific

Pharma companies still not maximising their potential to reach more patients in low- and middle-income countries

Briefing for High-Level Meeting on NCDs at UN General Assembly 2025

What the 4th High-level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs should prioritise when engaging the pharmaceutical industry

Research hub

Explore our research reports and publications

Featured Key findings

Pharma companies are taking steps to address access in low-income countries, but significant gaps remain

19 November 2024

Featured Key findings

Efforts to ramp up wider local availability of medicines through voluntary licensing and technology transfers are limited

19 November 2024

2024 Index finds industry performs well on policy, but lags in practice

19 November 2024

Patients in low- and middle-income countries largely left out of clinical trails, limiting access to new treatments

19 November 2024

Diabetes Care Programme

By assessing current industry practice and engaging key players to do more, we aim to drive improvements in access to diabetes care worldwide.

Explore per sector

R&D-based pharma companies

We encourage them to make their products accessible.

Generic medicine manufacturers

We empower the industry to become more responsive.

Medical gas companies

We stimulate the industry to ensure availability for treatments and procedures.

Diagnostic companies

We forge partnerships to unlock the potential of diagnostics.

Vaccine manufacturers

We guide them to improve access to immunisation.

Events and engagements

SHARING OUR INSIGHTS TO HELP DRIVE CHANGE

Foundation to co-host event focused on patient reach alongside UNGA 2025

23 September 2025

Claudia Martínez to speak at AHMTEC 2025

08 October 2025

Jayasree K. Iyer to speak at G20 Innovation for Health: Access to NCD medicines & health technologies

Featured Expert meeting

Foundation to co-host networking reception with MedAccess, alongside UNGA

23 September 2025

Media coverage

Read more about our coverage in global media

Op-ed: The need to strengthen the US Food and Drug Administration: US cuts threaten health care at home and abroad

Bridging the access gap to diabetes care for children: new report