The Regional Platform for Access and

Innovation for Health

Analía PorrásMedicines and Health Technologies (HSS/MT)

Health Systems based on Primary Health Care (HSS)

Academic andResearch Centers

ScientificResearch

Product Development

Market

Innovation for Health: The traditional model

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Social Impact/Access

Innovation to addressHealth priorities

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Industry

Public Funds

Social Need

Innovation forHealth Priorities

Scientific Research

TechnologicalDevelopment

Product Development

Product

Access

Social Impact

Technological Innovation forMedicines and Technologies

Health innovation systems: A new perspective

Social Needs

Prioritization

Scientific Research

TechnologyDevelopment

ProductDevelopment

Products

Access

SocialImpact

RegionalPerspective

GSPoA

Access

INNOVATION

IP

• The goal is to create a platform composed of a series of internet based tools that will support and promote innovation, access, rational use and good governance in the area of medicines, technologies and diagnostics with a public health perspective and to serve regional health priorities. The Platform will help to:

• Develop a participative and cooperative knowledge base

• Share relevant resources and information

• Ensure dissemination of trustworthy non-biased information

• Facilitate brokering and cooperation

• Catalyze horizontal project integration

• Raise awareness about key issues and priorities

• Facilitate technical cooperation and funding of specific projects

The Regional Platform for Access andInnovation for Health

• Access to essential and strategic medicines, health technologies and diagnostics

• Intellectual property management from a public health perspective

• R&D and technological innovation for health

• Rational use of medicines and health technologies and health technology assessment

• Pharmaceutical and technologies policies and regulations

Regional Platform: The Scope

SocialNetworks

KnowledgeRepository and

Transfer

InformationHub

Capacity Development

Other organizations

Member countries

Industry

AcademiaNGOs

PAHO

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•Communities of practice•Expert locator•Collaborative knowledge spaces

•R&D&I indicators•Pricing Databases•Policies and Regulations•Intellectual Property Management

•On-site and virtual learning opportunities •Conference audiovisual repository

•Virtual Library•Evidence : Rational use, HTA, good practices•Evidence-based rapid response for decision making

Innovation Forum (Problems/Solutions)

Regional Platform: The Concept

DataHub

Virtual Campus

ThematicLibrary

Directories

EvidenceBased

Summaries

PriceBank

Platform 1.0

Expert/Institution Locator Community of

Practice Innovation Forum

HSS/MT

José Luis Di Fabio, Area Manager, HSS

James Fitzgerald, Coordinator, HSS/MT

Analía Porrás, Advisor, Innovation for Health HSS/MT

Jaume Vidal, Associate Expert, IP and Pharmaceutical Policies HSS/MT

America Valdés, Communications, HSS