WHO policies & strategies

The policies and strategies guiding programme planning and implementation include:

Promoting and supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of national medicine policies and strategies to ensure access to essential medicines with more emphasis on priority diseases including HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, and Childhood illnesses that encourage evidence-based selection of essential medicines, promote the use of generic medicines, and promote transparency and good governance in the pharmaceutical sector
Strengthening/supporting establishment of medicines regulatory systems to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of medicines
Ensuring efficiency in medicine procurement, supply and distribution systems.
Promoting the rational use of medicines by prescribers and consumers
Collaborating and working with partners in pharmaceuticals including Regional Economic Communities, public health research institutions, academia and professional associations