Table 1 Donor and recipient actor policy alignment with the 2010 WHO Guidelines for Medicine Donations
From: Medicine donations: a review of policies and practices
Actor Identity | Donor or Recipient | Documented participation in donation activities* | Policy Name | Year of Policy | Incorporated WHO Guidelines Recommendations | Policy URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Donor country | No | Australian Guidelines for Drug Donations to Developing Countries | 2001 | 1–10, 12 | http://returnmed.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Australian-Guideline-re-drug-donations.pdf |
AbbVie | Brand-name multinational pharmaceutical company donor | No | Our Commitment to Product Donations | No date | All 12 | |
AstraZeneca | Brand-name multinational pharmaceutical company donor | No | Securing Our Future: Our Sustainability Journey | 2016 | All 12 | |
Merck | Brand-name multinational pharmaceutical company donor | Yes | Charitable Product Donations | 2019 | All 12 | |
Merck KGaA | Brand-name multinational pharmaceutical company donor | Yes | Charter on Access to Health (A2H) in Developing Countries: Pharmaceutical Product Donations | 2016 | All 12 | |
Novartis | Brand-name multinational pharmaceutical company donor | Yes | Donations | No date | All 12 | |
Roche | Brand-name multinational pharmaceutical company donor | No | Policy on Philanthropic Donations and Non-commercial Sponsorship | 2018 | All 12 | |
Catholic Relief Services | NGO donor | No | Supply Chain Management: Standard Operating Procedures | 2011 | All 12 | |
Direct Relief | NGO donor | Yes | Prescription Drug and Device Regulatory Compliance Policy | No date | All 12 | |
International Health Partners/ Medshare International | NGO donor | Yes | Donation Platform | 2019 | 1, 4, 12 | |
InterAction | NGO donor | No | InterAction NGO Standards | 2018 | All 12 | https://www.interaction.org/documents/interaction-ngo-standards/ |
Medecins sans Frontieres | NGO donor | No | MSF Policy for In-Kind Donations of Medical Products and Health Technology | 2018 | All 12 | |
Project HOPE | NGO donor | Yes | Gifts in Kind: Everything You Need to Know | No date | 1, 4, 12 | https://www.projecthope.org/gifts-in-kind-everything-you-need-to-know/ |
Afghanistan | LDC recipient country | No | Afghanistan National Medicines Policy | 2014 | 1–7, 9, 10 | https://www.academia.edu/15138307/ Ministry_of_Public_Health_AFGHANISTAN_ NATIONAL_MEDICINES_POLICY |
Bhutan | LDC recipient country | No | Bhutan Rules and Regulation | 2019 | 1, 2, 6, 7, 12 | https://bhutan.eregulations.org/media/Final%20BMR%202019.pdf |
Bolivia | Lower-middle income recipient | Yes | National Drug Policy | 1996 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 | https://www.global-regulation.com/translation/bolivia/3100449/national-drug-policy.html |
Cuba | Upper-middle income recipient | Yes | Necessary Information for Import Permit Request: Appendix 1: Medicines | No date | 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 | https://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/CNC/Donations_to_Cuba.html |
Ethiopia | LDC recipient country | No | Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority: Guideline for COVID-19 Vaccine Donation | 2021 | All 12 | https://covidlawlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Guideline-for-COVID-19-Vaccine-donation.pdf |
Fiji | Upper-middle income recipient | Yes | Guidelines for Donations of Medicines Medical Supplies and Equipment to The Republic of Fiji Islands | 2016 | All 12 | |
Gambia | LDC recipient country | No | Guidelines for Donation of Medicines and Related Products | 2021 | All 12 | https://www.mca.gm/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MCA-GL-010_v1_Donations_19May21.pdf |
Ghana | Lower-middle income recipient | Yes | Ghana Food and Drug Authority: Guideline for Donation of Drugs | No date | 1–10 | |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic | LDC recipient country | No | Regulation on Drug and Medical Products Donation | 2003 | All 12 | |
Liberia | LDC recipient country | No | Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA): Regulations for Donation of Medicines and Health Products | 2021 | All 12 | https://lmhra.gov.lr/regulations-on-donations-lmhra-05-01-22/ |
Myanmar | LDC recipient country | No | National Medicines Policy | 2019 | In development | http://www.doms.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/National-Medicines-Policy.pdf |
Nepal | LDC recipient country | Yes | Guidelines for Drug Donations to Nepal | 2021 | All 12 | https://pharmainfonepal.com/guidelines-for-drug-donation-to-nepal |
Nigeria | Lower-middle income recipient | Yes | National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) Guidelines for Donated Medical Products in Nigeria | 2021 | 1–5, 7–10 | |
Papua New Guinea | Lower-middle income recipient | Yes | Papua New Guinea Ministry of Health: The National Drug Policy for Papua New Guinea | 1998 | All 12 | |
Philippines | Lower-middle income recipient | Yes | Guidelines in the Importation, Facilitation and Management of Foreign Donations involving Health and Health-Related Products | 2020 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12 | https://www.fda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Administrative-NO.-2020-0001.pdf |
Sierra Leone | LDC recipient country | No | Government of Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation: Guidelines for the Donation of Medicines, Medical Supplies and Equipment to Sierra Leone | 2004 | All 12 | https://www.humatem.org/telecharger_document_base_documentaire/106 |
Somalia | LDC recipient country | No | The Somali National Medicines Policy | 2014 | In development | https://moh.gov.so/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Somalia-National-medicine-policy-2014.pdf |
South Africa | Upper-middle income recipient | Yes | Medicine Control Council: Medicine Donations to South Africa | 2010 | All 12 | https://www.sahpra.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/e39e6a7a5.08_Donations_May03_v2.pdf |
South Sudan | LDC recipient country | No | Guidelines for the Donation of Medicines, Medical Supplies and Equipment for Southern Sudan | No date | All 12 | https://www.humatem.org/telecharger_document_base_documentaire/109 |
Timor-Leste | LDC recipient country | No | National Drugs and Medicines Policy | 2010 | All 12 | |
Tuvalu | LDC recipient country | Yes | Pharmacy and Therapeutic Products Act | 2016 | All 12 | https://tuvalu.tradeportal.org/media/PharmacyandTherapeuticProductsAct2016_1.pdf |
Uganda | LDC recipient country | Yes | Procedure for Importing Drug Donations in Uganda | 2018 | 1–6, 10 | https://www.nda.or.ug/procedure-for-importing-drug-donations-in-uganda/ |
United Republic of Tanzania | LDC recipient country | Yes | Guidelines for Importation and Exportation of Pharmaceutical Products and Raw Materials | 2011 | 1–10 | |
Zambia | LDC recipient country | No | Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority (PRA): Guidelines for Drug Donations to the Republic of Zambia | 2005 | 1–10, 12 | https://www.mm3admin.co.za/documents/docmanager/2D5ED792-878 C-4371-9575-8281A96BBB26/00031197.pdf |
Zimbabwe | Lower-middle income recipient | Yes | Guidelines for Medicines Donations to the Republic of Zimbabwe | 2012 | All 12 |