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The Public Health Program works closely with individual Soros foundations to implement policies and support local organizations. Find out more about Soros foundations.

SMS Pill Check Survey Finds Medicine Stock-Outs Still Plague Africa
August 2009
As part of the OSI-supported Stop Stock-Outs campaign, research teams used SMS technology to document shortages in 10 essential medicines in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

About OSI & Access to Medicines
OSI’s Public Health Program launched the Access to Essential Medicines Initiative to ensure that marginalized populations and people in developing countries have access to medicines such as opioids for pain relief and drug addiction treatment, and medicines for HIV and TB prevention and treatment.

Shining a Light on a Hidden Epidemic
August 2009
This OSI report looks at ways to expand hepatitis C treatment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The Global Politics of Pharmaceutical Monopoly Power
January 2009
Global rules for pharmaceutical patenting create major barriers for access to essential medicines in the developing world, according to this report by researcher and advocate Ellen ‘t Hoen.

Procurement and Supply Management in the Kyrgyz Republic
September 2008
This OSI-supported report assesses the pharmaceutical purchasing practices of Global Fund recipients in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Kenyan Groups Call for Better Access to Essential Medicines
June 29, 2009
Kenyan civil society organizations called on the government to address shortages of morphine and other essential medicines throughout the country.

"Stop Stock-Outs" Campaign Launched in Africa
February 26, 2009
The Open Society Institute and civil society organizations from across east and southern Africa have launched a campaign aimed at ensuring access to essential medicines.

African Commission Adopts Resolution on Access to Health and Needed Medicines in Africa
November 24, 2008
The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights adopted a resolution stating that access to needed medicines is a fundamental component of the right to health and that countries have an obligation to provide access to these medicines.

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