In each of seven countries – Ghana, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, the Philippines, Uganda and Zambia – particiating in the pilot phase of MeTA, representatives of government, private sector and civil society are looking at every link in the medicines supply chain, from manufacturer to patient.

What makes this scrutiny so potentially powerful is that it stems not from a single perspective, but from a wide range of interests: government, manufacturers, traders, health workers, academics, non-governmental activists, journalists.

A second key factor is that MeTA’s national forums are not simply generating and uncovering data and other information but are committed to making it public and encouraging people and organisations to act on it and producing policies which make that possible.

Ultimately, the aim is to improve access to medicines for poor people.

More information about MeTA is available at www.MedicinesTransparency.org

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Resources relevant to MeTA have been arranged into key lists covering a number of specific topics including; the six key issues for MeTA: Availability, Prices, Promotion, Quality Transparency and accountability, Mulit-stakeholder working. View the key lists»