Meeting Summary

(1) Title: The 8th Meeting on Access to Medicines under Universal Health Coverage in the Asia-Pacific Region

(2) Date: 25 - 26 September 2024

(3) Venue: Seoul Garden Hotel, Seoul, Korea

(4) Host: OECD KOREA Policy Centre, OECD, WHO WPRO/SEARO, WHO Collaborating Centre (at SNU)

(5) Participation: 82 person, 20 countries
  - Pharmaceutical Policy and Health Financing experts and policymakers from the Asia-Pacific countries
  - OECD, WHO HQ, WHO WPRO, WHO SEARO, WHO CC

Discussions

(1) Access to medicines and achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

(2) Global and regional updates on access to medicines

(3) Improving access to medicines through appropriate selection

(4) Ensuring uninterrupted supply of essential medicines

(5) Pharmaceutical expenditure analysis

(6) Benefit package design and reimbursement policies

(7) Pharmaceutical pricing policies

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