The 5th PPRI Conference of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, held in Vienna on 25 and 26 April 2024, addressed burning questions related to equitable and affordable access to medicines worldwide. 250 participants from more than 40...
We aim to contribute to affordable, equitable and sustainable access to safe, effective and quality essential medicines in Austria, Europe and globally.
5th PPRI Conference 2024 - Presentations and posters are available online
European Public Health Week: GÖG-Colloquium | Greener pharmaceuticals: policies for an environmentally sustainable pharmaceutical system
On 15 May 2024, the Pharmacoeconomics Department held a webinar on greener pharmaceuticals. The event, part of the European Public Health Week - Health is a political choice - and Horizon Europe ASCERTAIN, focused on policies to reduce the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals...
How to mitigate medicine shortages? Learnings from 38 countries
In response to an increase in shortages, governments have introduced policy measures to manage, mitigate or ideally prevent medicine shortages. Experts of the Pharmacoeconomics Department surveyed government measures to tackle medicine shortages in 38 countries that are members...