1. Implications for Malawi Medicines Policy/Procurement/Production

2. GENERAL 1. Harmonize all affected policies National medicines policy
Procurement policy
Intellectual property

3. NM POLICY AREAS AFFECTED
2. LOCAL PRODUCTION
Awareness of TRIPS
Current capacity to be improved
New investors to be encouraged (incentives)

4. POLICY AREAS AFFECTED 3. PROCUREMENT AND USE
Monitoring and evaluation of supply chain
Revive community drug receipt committees at district and health centre levels
Rolling out the role of CSOs e.g Tendai project to monitor medicine use at community.

5. POLICY AREAS AFFECTED 4. TECHNICAL COOPERATION
Include inter agency committee to include:
ODDP, S&T, RG
Public-Private partnerships

6. OTHER AREAS TO INCLUDE IN POLICY
Pharmacovigilance:
Vigilance and surveillance of ADRS of ART, resistance
Pharmaceutical governance
Accountability in selection, procurement, distribution and use

7. Intellectual Property Rights Policy
Recognize issues captured in specific medicine policy areas that affect access to essential medicines