Documents et rapports

Ghana’s Pharmacovigilance Experience : From Vertical Program Activity to Nationwide System - Ghana Case Study (anglais)

The objective of this report is to examine the development of pharmacovigilance (PV) in Ghana and illustrate the role it plays in the health system, and more recently, during the COVID-19 emergency response...

Financing of Essential Public Health Services in the Caribbean Region : Case Study (anglais)

This study examines the expenditure by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on the delivery of Essential Public Health Services (EPHS), in the context of the global response to COVID-19. In particular...

Synthesis Report : Why is the Safety of Medicines Important for Resilient Health Systems? (anglais)

This report discusses the importance of pharmacovigilance (PV) in contributing to building up resilient health systems. It is based on and summarizes the findings of a review of available literature on...

Learning from Best Practices : An Overview of the Republic of Korea Pharmacovigilance System (anglais)

Building capacity in countries to conduct thorough surveillance of the use of all newly authorized drugs and vaccines, both brand name and generic, is a critical “public good” investment to ensure that...

Pharmacovigilance Situation Analysis Report : Safety Monitoring of Medicines and Vaccines (anglais)

Medicines, vaccines, medical devices, and blood are commonly used to treat disease. Medicines deserve a special focus because almost any medical visit ends with at least one prescription. So, monitoring...

The Caribbean Regulatory System : A Subregional Approach for Efficient Medicine Registration and Vigilance (anglais)

This report focuses on the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), one of the three multi-national public health agencies in the world, that commenced operations on Jan 1, 2013, with the aim of delivering...

Starting and Strengthening a National Pharmacovigilance System : The Case of Catalan Regional Activities that Propelled the Spanish Pharmacovigilance System (anglais)

The Spanish System of Pharmacovigilance (SSPV) started its activities almost 40 years ago, in 1985. Of particular interest to others considering various options for developing pharmacovigilance systems...

Positioning Report on Pharmacovigilance : The Value of Pharmacovigilance in Building Resilient Health Systems Post-COVID (anglais)

Although indispensable for improving health outcomes, medicines and vaccines or their administration and use can produce adverse effects, requiring continuous vigilance to ensure that the benefits outweigh...

Learning from the Republic of Korea : Building Health System Resilience (anglais)

The response of the government of the Republic of Korea to COVID-19 has been heralded as among the most successful. In the first two years of the pandemic, the government was able to keep the size of the...

Pharmacovigilance in Brazil : Creating an Effective System in a Diverse Country (anglais)

The ability to oversee and monitor the use of all newly authorized drugs and vaccines, both brand name and generic, is critical to ensure that they work correctly and that their health benefits outweigh...

Realizing a Regional Approach to Pharmacovigilance : A Review of the European Union Approach (anglais)

This report reviews the pharmacovigilance system of the European Union (EU) mapping out its structure and processes with any eye to features that may be of particular interest to decision makers in other...

The Economic Burden of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Amongst Health Care Workers in the First Year of the Pandemic in Kenya, Colombia, Eswatini, and South Africa (anglais)

Health care workers (HCWs) face disproportionate risk of exposure and becoming ill in any infectious disease outbreak. SARS-CoV-2 has proven to be no exception: From Wuhan to Manaus, London to Tehran...

Purchasing in a Pandemic : Lessons from the Health Systems Response in Armenia and Romania (anglais)

Purchasing for health, which includes what, how, and from whom services are purchased, was one of the policy levers available to countries as part of their health systems’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic...

A Guiding Framework for Nutrition Public Expenditure Reviews (anglais)

The main purpose of this Guiding Framework document is to present the key elements of a Nutrition Public Expenditure Review (NPER) and offer guidance, practical steps, and examples on carrying out an NPER...

Walking the Talk : Reimagining Primary Health Care After COVID-19 (anglais)

The world has waited long enough for high-performing primary health care (PHC). It’s time to deliver. Forty years ago, leaders embraced the promise of health for all through PHC. That vision has inspired...

Positioning Nutrition within Universal Health Coverage : Optimizing Health Financing Levers (anglais)

Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) is a top global priority, and nutrition actions are a critical part of meeting that goal. When delivered within key windows of opportunity to improve health throughout...

Positioning Nutrition within Universal Health Coverage : Optimizing Health Financing Levers (anglais)

Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) is a top global priority, and nutrition actions are a critical part of meeting that goal. When delivered within key windows of opportunity to improve health throughout...

Generating Political Priority for Primary Health Care Reform in Romania (anglais)

This paper examines how political priority was generated for comprehensive reforms to address inequitable access to high-quality primary health care (PHC) in Romania. We apply John Kingdon’s model of political...

Disclosable Version of the ISR - Health System Quality and Efficiency Improvement - P144871 - Sequence No : 13 (anglais)

Final Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) - Romania Health Program for Results - P169927 (anglais)