Documentos e informes

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

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 (Inglés)

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? (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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 (Inglés)

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...

A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries (Inglés)

In this working paper, an exploration of available data and information is conducted and findings presented, to support the view that the dichotomous business model and related harm reduction narrative...

A Novel Tobacco Market Diversification : Unsmoking Rich Countries while Smoking Low-and-Middle Income Countries (Inglés)

In this working paper, an initial exploration of available data and information is conducted and findings presented, to support the view that the dichotomous business model and related “harm reduction”...

Perspectives on Global Public Health and Other Issues : Collected Blogs II – October 2019-December 2020 (Inglés)

Pulling Together to Beat Superbugs : Knowledge and Implementation Gaps in Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance (Inglés)

The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), if not stopped, threatens to plunge humanity back into an era of health uncertainty few people alive today can remember. AMR does not follow national borders;...

Mexico - Evaluacion del posible impacto del incremento de los impuestos al tabaco en los precios, consumo y recaudo de impuestos bajo diferentes escenarios de politica en 2018-2022 (Español)

Con el fin de contribuir en la evaluación de impacto del aumento impositivo de productos del tabaco en México, el equipo del Programa Global de Control del Tabaco del Grupo del Banco Mundial (BM), preparo...

Montenegro - Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation and Taxation (Inglés)

Montenegro became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2006 and ratified the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in 2017. Tobacco excise hikes, undertaken in...

Tajikistan - Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation (Inglés)

Smoking prevalence Tajikistan remains rather moderate. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) conducted in 2016, smokers constitute 6.3 percent of the adult population of Tajikistan. However...

Costa Rica - Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation (Inglés)

This brief provides an overview of tobacco control legislation, use, and taxation in the country. Costa Rica ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2008. General Law for the Control...

Guatemala : Overview of Tobacco Use, Tobacco Control Legislation, and Taxation (Inglés)

The brief provides an overview of tobacco control legislation, use, and taxation in the country.