Affordability is a key barrier to access to medicines. Generic medicines policies can address this barrier and promote access. Successful uptake of generic medicines depends, in part, on ensuring that these products are interchangeable with reference products. Typically, bioequivalence certification is e...
Chile implemented a generic substitution policy in 2014 to improve access to medicines. This study aims to measure if the generic substitution policy had an effect on the sales volume and prices of referent and the branded generic products with demonstrated bioequivalence (BEQ) in the private pharmaceuti...
Setti, Cecília;
Oliveira, Cintia de Freitas;
Tesser, Taís Rodrigues;
Bortoli, Maritsa Carla de;
Araújo, Bruna Carolina;
Melo, Roberta Crevelario;
Olah, Andressa Rocha;
Venâncio, Sônia Isoyama;
Poderoso, Rosana Evangelista;
Toma, Tereza Setsuko.
O problema: O Brasil é o segundo país com as taxas mais elevadas de cirurgia cesariana no mundo, muito além da recomendação de 10 a 15% da Organização Mundial da Saúde (WHO et al., 2015). O uso excessivo e desnecessário de tecnologias na atenção ao parto e nascimento tem contribuído para aume...
Ontario has both a health system and a research system that are increasingly aiming to support rapid learning and improvement. Yet, Ontario's health system still faces complex challenges, such as reducing emergency-room wait times, ending hallway medicine, improving support for people with mental health ...
The Health Evidence Network (HEN) is an information service for public health decision-makers in the
WHO European Region, in action since 2003 and initiated and coordinated by the WHO Regional Office for
Europe under the umbrella of the WHO European Health Information Initiative (a multipartner network
c...
As sínteses de evidência são um resumo das evidências de pesquisas globais (revisões sistemáticas
de efeito) e locais relevantes que foram identificadas, avaliadas e organizadas em
opções para o enfrentamento de problemas no âmbito do sistema de justiça criminal. São
utilizadas para subsidiar ...
Actualmente en Colombia no existen lineamientos de carácter nacional diseñados para la atención diferencial en salud de la población habitante de calle, aunque se ha avanzado en plantear algunas recomendaciones relacionadas con cómo debería ser la atención integral a dicha población, y en el nive...
This report (Report 1) is a policy summary which underpins the key theme of
the conference – financial sustainability in health systems. The report touches
on the myriad elements involved in discussions on financial sustainability, and
emphasizes the need for a clarification of the key concepts as a pr...
La minería de oro a cielo abierto se ha asociado a diversos problemas de salud en la población, entre esos la proliferación de enfermedades infecciosas como la malaria. El departamento del Chocó, uno de los más importantes productores de oro del país, ha venido siendo afectado por un aumento en el ...