World Health Organization
 Collaborating Center on
 Pharmaceutical Policy

    Improving Access to and Use of Essential Medicines



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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Learn More About:
Medicines and Insurance Coverage (MedIC) Initiative

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The World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Pharmaceutical Policy is jointly formed by the following organizations:
The Center for International Health and Development (CIHD) is a team of clinicians, social scientists and economists. These professionals strive to improve the health and quality of life of people throughout the developing world by conducting applied research that treats health as a medical, social development, and economic issue.

The major activities of the Center fall into three areas:
  • Improving child health and survival
  • Managing the social and economic impacts of the AIDS epidemic
  • Building the capacity of developing country researchers and research institutions



  • The Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention (DACP) is jointly sponsored by Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. The nation's only medical school department that is jointly sponsored by a health plan, DACP is actively engaged in both research and teaching.

    The DACP leads in the creation and dissemination of new knowledge and skills essential to maximizing the health of defined populations within available resources. The DACP programs are divided into seven areas of focus:
  • Promoting health through prevention
  • Improving the quality and cost effectiveness of medical care
  • Understanding and overcoming disparities in care
  • Using information technology to improve and protect health
  • Using evidence to build sound policy
  • Creating national and global partnerships for health research
  • Training the next generation of clinical, research, and health systems leaders


  • The WHOCCPP is also the home of the Boston International Network for the Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) Group.



    LATEST UPDATES


     

     

    MedIC Initiative Courses conducted in Accra, Ghana , November 16-25, 2008 and in Beijing, China, March 22-31, 2009


























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