CSO and MeTA

Charles Allotey Health Access Network 16 th April 2009 MeTA Ghana: CSO & Media Orientation Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and MeTA

CSO INVOLVEMENT IN META: RATIONALE
Human rights and the right to health includes the provision of essential medicines.
CSOs and MeTA have common interests working together, there is highest chance of making genuine impact on AEM.
Opportunity for sharing different interests, perspectives and expertise among different stakeholders, generating synergies (CSOs working from “inside not outside”)
Enhance broad stakeholder participation in policy development and implementation
The Principle of Accountability: Allows stakeholders to hold each other accountable

Common issues on AEM- CSOs and MeTA
Price and affordability: Why is it that many people cannot afford the medicines they need.
Quality: Why should people receive poor quality medicines? Poor quality medicines can lead to worsening health, increased disease and even death.
Availability- How come patients are often unable to get the medicines they need at health facilities.
Promotion: How do we ensure that information about Medicines does not become misleading
Rational Use: Can we always guarantee patient’s adherence to medication use? Can we avoid Medication errors? How???

Objectives of CSO Group
National network of trained CSOs established to engage in MeTA processes
build knowledge on transparency and efficiency issues related to access to medicines
build skills in methods used to promote greater transparency and accountability at national, district and community levels
To promote consumer access to information on aspects of pricing, availability and rational use of medicines
with the non-literate members of the society in mind

CSOs and MeTA: Benefits
Get the people whose welfare we are seeking involved in the common issues of AEM
Empower CSO & build capacity in the field of access to medicines to support disclosure and accountability along the medicine supply chain.
Promote the use of information to improve consumer access to essential medicines.
Increase collaboration, improve dialogue with public and private sectors
Enhance contribution by civil society to policy dialogue

Conclusion
CSOs will work with Media in achieving MeTA objectives to enhance dissemination of information
Media support and cooperation strongly Needed
Commitment of CSOs to the MeTA process
MeTA Secretariat support for CSO activities

CSO and MeTA

by MeTApresents on Apr 24, 2009

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