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Governments Who Support Transparency Must Raise Their Voice at the World Health Assembly

Joint Statement | 17 May 2019 | Download PDF Health Action International (HAI) was recently joined by 13 other civil society organisations to call for governments to show their support for…
17 May 2019

Clinical Trials at European Universities: Mapping Unreported Drug Trials

Joint Report | 1 May 2019 | Download PDF Failure to report clinical trial results is not a victimless crime. It has substantial negative consequences for patients and public health. Since…
1 May 2019

No Universal Health Coverage without Universal Medicines Coverage

By DR TIM REED, Executive Director The theme of this year’s World Health Day (7 April) is Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In our latest blog, HAI Executive Director, Tim Reed, writes…
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4 April 2019

Improving Access to Medicines in the EU: A Guide to HAI’s European Projects 2019

Brochure | 28 March 2019 | Download PDF Access to medicines in the EU is crucial not only for improving our health and well-being, but also to fulfil our human right…
28 March 2019

Clinical Trials in the European Union: A Roadmap to Greater Transparency

Report | 6 February, 2019 | Download PDF Clinical trials are at the core of the pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) process. The results of these studies inform decision-making on…
6 February 2019

Response to Consultation on EMA Engagament with Manufacturers for Marketing Medicines

Consultation Response | 31 January, 2019 | Download PDF In 2017, the European Ombudsman opened an inquiry directed at the European Medicines Agency (EMA). This looked at the ‘pre-submission activities’ between…
1 February 2019

Statement to the 72nd World Health Assembly on Access to Medicines and Vaccines

Statement | 27 May 2019 | Download PDF The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently revised their Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines. This roadmap aims to contribute to achieving Universal…
29 January 2019

Communicating for Change: Effective Advocacy Communications for Non-Profit Organisations

Report | 24 January 2019 | Download PDF Having a holistic and strategic communication plan is crucial in delivering effective messages. This is particularly relevant in advocacy communication. Organisations wishing…
24 January 2019

HAI Applauds JURI Decision to Keep SPC Assessment on European Parliament Agenda

Press Release | 23 January 2019 | Download PDF BRUSSELS—The adoption today by the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Commission’s proposed manufacturing waiver, limited to exporting,…
23 January 2019

Our European Projects Highlights for 2018

What would you say if you were asked “what have your highlights been this year”? We’ve had exciting times across all of our areas of work, so to pinpoint particular…
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20 December 2018

A Year at the Heart of Regulatory Decision Making

by ANCEL.LA SANTOS, Senior Policy Advisor – Europe It’s that time of year when we reflect on our activities and achievements of the last 12 months. It’s been a busy…
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18 December 2018

TRIPS flexibilities and access to medicines

Brochure | 13 December 2018 | Download PDF Access to medicines is an essential element in improving our health and well-being. Affordability is also critical to making universal health coverage…
13 December 2018

New and Affordable Medicines in the Netherlands: Tracing the Dutch Government’s Policy Commitments and Actions

Report | 6 December, 2018 | Download PDF Since 2016, The Netherlands has been among the few EU Member States to resolutely and vocally commit to addressing the systemic problems…
6 December 2018

Civil Society Position on European Commission Proposal for the Introduction of an SPC Manufacturing Waiver

Joint Statement | 6 November, 2018 | Download PDF As civil society organisations working on access to medicines and public health, we wish to contribute to the ongoing discussions on…
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6 November 2018

Civil Society Position on European Commission Proposal for the Introduction of an SPC Manufacturing Waiver

Joint Statement | 6 November, 2018 | Download PDF As civil society organisations working on access to medicines and public health, we wish to contribute to the ongoing discussions on…
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6 November 2018

Staff Spotlight: Jaume Vidal

In this edition of #StaffSpotlight, we present Jaume Vidal, a Policy Advisor on Health Action International’s (HAI) European Projects team. When you see Jaume in the office, he’s often teasing…
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31 October 2018

Regulating Off-label Use of Medicines in Europe

Policy Brief | 10 October, 2018 | Download PDF What is off-label use? Off-label refers to the use of an authorised pharmaceutical product outside the terms of its marketing authorisation;…
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10 October 2018

Regulating Off-label Use of Medicines in Europe

Policy Brief | 10 October, 2018 | Download PDF What is off-label use? Off-label refers to the use of an authorised pharmaceutical product outside the terms of its marketing authorisation;…
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10 October 2018

Medicijnen: de link met de maatschappij

Guest blog by FEMKE HEDDEMA, former HAI intern Last week, we held a successful event in The Hague on public health and innovation in the Netherlands. The success of the…
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2 October 2018

Estimate of Insulin Use in Type 2 Diabetes

Download PDF As type 2 diabetes mellitus becomes more common worldwide, the amount of insulin needed to effectively treat type 2 diabetes effectively is crucial but unknown. It also remains…
21 September 2018

Statement on ENVI Committee Report on Health Technology Assessments

Statement | 13 September, 2018 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—Following the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee adoption of a legislative report on Health Technology Assessments, Health Action International’s Senior Policy Advisor, Ancel.la…
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13 September 2018

Statement on ENVI Committee Report on Health Technology Assessments

Statement | 13 September, 2018 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—Following the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee adoption of a legislative report on Health Technology Assessments, Health Action International’s Senior Policy Advisor, Ancel.la…
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13 September 2018

Guide to HAI’s 2018 European Union Projects

Guide | 10 July, 2018 | Download PDF Medicines are crucial for improving our health and well-being. But in the European Union (EU), the price of new patented medicines is…
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10 July 2018

Guide to HAI’s 2018 European Union Projects

Guide | 10 July, 2018 | Download PDF Medicines are crucial for improving our health and well-being. But in the European Union (EU), the price of new patented medicines is…
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10 July 2018

Key Recommendations on Health Technology Assessments

Policy Brief | 19 June, 2018 | Download PDF Health Action International (HAI) supports a framework of sustainable cooperation on health technology assessments (HTA) at the European Union (EU) level,…
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19 June 2018

Ensuring EU Funded Medical R&I Delivers for EU Citizens and Beyond

Joint Statement | 7 June, 2018 | Download PDF Health Action International (HAI) has joined other civil society organisations in a reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Horizon Europe:…
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7 June 2018

Ensuring EU Funded Medical R&I Delivers for EU Citizens and Beyond

Joint Statement | 7 June, 2018 | Download PDF Health Action International (HAI) has joined other civil society organisations in a reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Horizon Europe:…
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7 June 2018

International Panel Puts Intellectual Property Incentives Framework Under Microscope as Prices of New Medicines Rise in Europe

Press Release | 16 May, 2018 | Download PDF BRUSSELS—European Union (EU) lawmakers and a panel of international experts called today for greater EU Member State use of the flexibilities…
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17 May 2018

International Panel Puts Intellectual Property Incentives Framework Under Microscope as Prices of New Medicines Rise in Europe

Press Release | 16 May, 2018 | Download PDF BRUSSELS—European Union (EU) lawmakers and a panel of international experts called today for greater EU Member State use of the flexibilities…
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17 May 2018

Summary – Insulin Guidelines

Factsheet | Download PDF This summary offers guidance on insulin use from a clinical perspective, intended for the health care sectors of the global community. It is based on the…
25 April 2018