The Access to Medicine Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands. Our mission is to stimulate and guide pharmaceutical companies to do more for the people living in low- and middle-income countries without access to medicine. We talk to experts about the actions pharmaceutical companies can and should be taking and then analyse what they are actually doing. In practice, that means analysing pharma companies' actions and policies regarding access to medicine using a rigorous scoring and evaluation process. We benchmark companies against each other, and identify best practices and progress gaps. We make all of our results public and use our findings in our own outreach work to expand good practice across the industry.We publish our findings in a range of forms:The Access to Medicine Index ranks 20 of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies based on seven areas of behaviour linked to access: strategy, governance, R&D, pricing, licensing, capacity building and donations. By publicly recognising the best performers, the Index spurs companies to compete to be the best.The Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark is the first report to compare what pharmaceutical companies are doing to bring antimicrobial resistance under control. By highlighting where good ideas are being implemented, it will encourage their wide uptake.The Access to Vaccines Index charts what vaccine companies are doing to ensure all children can be immunised, wherever they live. By uncovering what is working and where, the Index helps ensure vaccine markets also reach the poorest and most remote communities.Thematic studies provide topic-specific analyses of how pharmaceutical companies are responding to access-to-medicine challenges, such as providing access to hepatitis C medicines, or to maternal health.Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK and Dutch governments, the Index has been published every two years since 2008. The Index methodology was developed, and is continually refined, in consultation with multiple stakeholders including the World Health Organization, NGOs, governments and universities, as well as 30 institutional investors.

Website: accesstomedicinefoundation.org

Employees: 50 - 99

HQ: N/A

Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holl, NL

Revenue: 5 - 10 Million