Seeking truer measures of success: Moving toward more rigorous evaluations of industry-led access to medicines programs

doi:10.7189/jogh.11.03062

Review

. 2021 May 15:11:03062.

doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03062.

Seeking truer measures of success: Moving toward more rigorous evaluations of industry-led access to medicines programs

Cherie Lynn Ramirez^{1

2

3}, Ashveena Gajeelee^{1

3}, Brianna Desharnais², Jenna Sherman^{1

4}, Dexter Waters^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Global Access in Action, Harvard University Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
² Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 34055323
PMCID: PMC8141331
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03062

Review

Seeking truer measures of success: Moving toward more rigorous evaluations of industry-led access to medicines programs

Cherie Lynn Ramirez et al. J Glob Health. 2021.

. 2021 May 15:11:03062.

doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03062.

Authors

Cherie Lynn Ramirez^{1

2

3}, Ashveena Gajeelee^{1

3}, Brianna Desharnais², Jenna Sherman^{1

4}, Dexter Waters^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Global Access in Action, Harvard University Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
² Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁵ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 34055323
PMCID: PMC8141331
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03062

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Competing interests: The authors completed the ICMJE Unified Competing Interest form (available upon request from the corresponding author) and declare no conflicts of interest.

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**Figure 1**
A small representative set of indicators are presented that were changed between the 2018 and 2021 Access to Medicines Index reports. A comprehensive listing of indicators and the changes between those used in 2018 and 2021 are provided in Figure S1 in the **Online Supplementary Document**.

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References

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[1] Rockers PC, Wirtz VJ, Umeh CA, Swamy PM, Laing RO.Industry-led access-to-medicines initiatives in low- and middle-income countries: Strategies and evidence. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017;36:706-13. 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1213 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Rockers PC, Wirtz VJ, Umeh CA, Swamy PM, Laing RO.Industry-led access-to-medicines initiatives in low- and middle-income countries: Strategies and evidence. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017;36:706-13. 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1213 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Hunt P. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. United Nations. 2008. Available: https://www.who.int/medicines/areas/human_rights/A63_263.pdf. Accessed: 13 March 2021.

[4] Hunt P. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. United Nations. 2008. Available: https://www.who.int/medicines/areas/human_rights/A63_263.pdf. Accessed: 13 March 2021.

[5] Wirtz VJ, Hogerzeil HV, Gray AL, Bigdeli M, de Joncheere CP, Ewen MA, et al. Essential medicines for universal health coverage. Lancet. 2017;389:403-76. 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31599-9 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Wirtz VJ, Hogerzeil HV, Gray AL, Bigdeli M, de Joncheere CP, Ewen MA, et al. Essential medicines for universal health coverage. Lancet. 2017;389:403-76. 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31599-9 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Pharma’s path to 2030 captured in new framework for next Access to Medicine Index. Access to Medicine Foundation. 2020. Available: https://accesstomedicinefoundation.org/news/pharmas-path-to-2030-capture.... Accessed: 13 March 2021.

[8] Pharma’s path to 2030 captured in new framework for next Access to Medicine Index. Access to Medicine Foundation. 2020. Available: https://accesstomedicinefoundation.org/news/pharmas-path-to-2030-capture.... Accessed: 13 March 2021.

[9] Access to Medicine Foundation. Access to medicine index 2021. 2021. Available: https://accesstomedicinefoundation.org/publications/2021-access-to-medic.... Accessed: 13 March 2021.

[10] Access to Medicine Foundation. Access to medicine index 2021. 2021. Available: https://accesstomedicinefoundation.org/publications/2021-access-to-medic.... Accessed: 13 March 2021.

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