Meeting Summary

ㅁ Title: The 7th Meeting on Access to Medicines under Universal Health Coverage in the Asia-Pacific Region

ㅁ Date: 13 - 14 June 2023

ㅁ Venue: The Leela Palace, New Delhi, India, Korea

ㅁ Hosted by OECD KOREA Policy Centre (Health and Social Policy Programme), OECD, WHO, WHO Collaborating Centre (at SNU)

ㅁ Participation: 83 person, 19 countries
  - Pharmaceutical Experts from the Asia-Pacific countries
  - OECD, WHO HQ, WHO WPRO, WHO SEARO, WHO CC

Discussions

ㅁ Discuss emerging challenges on access to medicines during and after public health emergencis and how to strengthen preparedness and build resilient supply chain;

ㅁ Share current challenges and best practices on pharmaceutical pricing and price information exchange; and

ㅁ Discuss improving access to medical products at primary health care including NCD services

ㅁ Update on Country Situations on Access to medical products and discuss relevant policies to improve availability, affordability and price of medical products

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