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WHO Good Governance for Medicines programme
Making the Invisible Visible ConferenceUniversity of Brighton (Falmer Campus)
17 December 2010
Dr Guitelle Baghdadi-Sabeti
Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies
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"The abuse of entrusted power for personal gain"
Transparency International
What is corruption?
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Conflict of interest
Pressure
BriberyFalsificationsafety/
efficacy data
State Capture
Patent
R&D and clinical trials
Manufacturing
Pricing
Distribution
Registration
Selection
Procurement & import
Promotion
Inspection
Prescription
Dispensing
Pharmacovigilance
R&D priorities
Cartels
Unethicalpromotion
TheftsOver-
invoicing
Unlawful appropriation
royalties
Tax evasionCounterfeit/substandard
CollusionUnethical donations
Unethical practices can be found throughout medicines chain
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Health and pharmaceutical sectors attractive targets
US$ 5.3 trillion spent on health services annually
Global pharmaceutical market: > US$ 750b
No global estimate on financial losses, but: 10 to 25% procurement spending lost into
corruption
Some countries report losses:
2/3 medicines supplies lost in hospitals 10% national expenditures on health care
Countries with higher indices for corruption have higher infant mortality rates
Corruption identified as the single greatest obstacle to economic and social development
"Corruption is a worldwide problem, existing in both high- and low-income countries… no country
should feel offended and restrained to talk about it".
Dr H. Hogerzeil, Director, WHO
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Health impact Unsafe medicines on the market Lack EM in health facilities Irrational use of medicines
Economical impact Waste limited public/donor funding Not stable environment Not easy to conduct business
Image and trust impact Erodes public trust Reduces credibility of health
profession
Unethical practices can have significant impact on health systems
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WHO Good Governance for Medicines Programme: an innovative initiative
Goal
To contribute to health systems strengthening and prevent corruption by promoting good governance in the pharmaceutical sector
Specific objectives
To raise awareness on the impact of corruption in the pharmaceutical sector and bring this to the national health policy agenda
To increase transparency and accountability in medicine regulatory and supply management systems
To promote individual and institutional integrity in the pharmaceutical sector
To institutionalize good governance in pharmaceutical systems by building national capacity and leadership
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Numerous technical guidelines already exist… the challenge is to balance them with ethical practices
Technical guidelines
Rule of law
Accountability
Transparency
Participation
Merit system
Evidence-based decision-making
Honesty
Efficiency and effectiveness
Etc…
GMP
GCP
Counterfeits
Manual on Marketing Authorization
WHO model list of EM
Good procurement practices
Ethical criteria
Etc…
Ethical practices
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GGM started as a pilot project in 2004 and is now a global programme
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2004 2006 2008 2010
Number ofcountries
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Good Governance for Medicines programme: a model process
PHASE II
Developmentnational GGM
framework
PHASE III
Implementation national GGM
programme
PHASE I
Nationaltransparencyassessment
Assessmentreport
GGM frameworkofficiallyadopted
GGM integrated
in MOH plan
ClearanceMOH
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Bottom-up approach in policy development lead to the 'GGM technical package'
PHASE II PHASE IIIPHASE I
Working draft
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Summary quantitative findings
PHASE IIPHASE I PHASE III
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Common strengths Areas of improvement
Registration - Written procedures for applications
- Operational committees
- Conflict of interest policy
- Committee composition & TOR
Promotion - Provisions exist (major variations)
- No DTCA for prescription-only med.
- Complete provisions to cover all
- Establish responsible unit
Inspection - Inspection report required
- Reports subject to internal review
- Conflict of interest policy
- Appeals mechanisms
Selection - Clear criteria for selection process
- Committees (multi-discipl. Experts)
- Conflict of interest policy
- Selection criteria for members
Procurement - Written procedures
- Well-established tender committees
- Conflict of interest policy
- Audit results publicly available
Summary qualitative findings
PHASE IIPHASE I PHASE III
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Efforts to address corruption need coordinated application of two basic strategies
"Discipline-based approach" (top-down)
Laws, policies and procedures against corruption and for pharmacy practice with adequate punitive consequence for violation
Attempts to prevent corrupt practices through fear of punishment
"Values-based approach" (bottom-up)
Promotes institutional integrity through promotion moral values and ethical principles
Attempts to motivate ethical conduct of public servant
PHASE IIPHASE I PHASE III
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PHASE IIPHASE I PHASE III
GGM frameworks effective only if translated into action: some preliminary achievements
Lower costs for quality medicines procurement
National pharmaceutical laws, regulations and procedures revised
Web-based pharmaceutical activities (registration, licensing) and information
Conflict of interest policies developed and implemented
Integrity and Leadership training programmes for health officials
Good governance introduced in University curriculum
Communications and advocacy campaigns
Culture of transparency is emerging in institutions
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Countries efforts focus on moving from phase I to phase III
Phase I (12 countries)
Phase II (12 countries)
Phase III (7 countries)
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Current monitoring mechanisms: measuring outputs and milestones
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Common challenges faced in implementation
Cultural and behavioural: resistance to change, passive attitude or tolerance
Political: instability, delays
Managerial: lack staff, rotation
Technical: integration in day to day affairs, new subject
Time: workload, other priorities
Lack of resources: human and financial
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Lessons learnt to date: great interest in subject area
1. National "champions" that are persistent and dedicated
2. Political will and technical support
3. Strong collaboration with all stakeholders
4. GGM is integrated into existing structures and committees.
5. Time-frame for implementation adapted to each country's context
6. Effective communication within the MOH and by the government
7. Government's willingness to institutionalize the GGM
8. Integrity is promoted together with legislative reforms
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Priorities for 2010 - 2012
Identify best practices in phase III countries
Monitoring and evaluation
Integrate corruption on the health agenda (global & countries)
Institutionalization of the GGM
Communications strategy
Training phase III and GGM resources
Fundraising
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"I never worry about action, but only inaction."
Winston CHURCHILL