Press Release
Close to 30 investors with AUMs totalling USD 3.7 trillion now stand behind global healthcare initiative.
Growing number of high profile endorsements suggests global health is becoming an emerging theme in investor assessments of pharmaceutical companies and is now an established part of the responsible investment landscape.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Independent Ranking Shows More Transparency, More Programs for Low-income Countries
European pharmaceutical companies outcompete their U.S. counterparts in making medicines available to people in developing countries, but their lead is shrinking, according to the second Access to Medicine Index, released today.
Amsterdam, Nederland
Voorsprong neemt af, volgens ranglijst die inspanningen zichtbaar maakt
Europese farmaceutische bedrijven doen meer dan hun Amerikaanse concurrenten om medicijnen beschikbaar te stellen aan inwoners van ontwikkelingslanden. Hun voorsprong op dit gebied neemt echter af, zo blijkt uit de tweede 'Access to Medicine Index' die vandaag is gepubliceerd.
Haarlem, The Netherlands
The Access to Medicine Foundation announced today it will publish the 2010 Access to Medicine Index this June in Amsterdam. In addition, the Foundation has also publically released the 2010 methodology report which includes significant augmentations that aim to increase the robustness of the Index and bring it in line with current changes to global access to medicine priorities. The report, created by RiskMetrics Group, the research and analysis provider for the Index is currently available online.
“4,8 miljard mensen hebben toegang tot medicijnen, nog 2 miljard te gaan”
Access to Medicine Index 2010 wordt in juni gepubliceerd
Amsterdam, The Access to Medicine Index (www.atmindex.org) announces that The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will support the Index by providing a $1 million grant. This funding will support an independent evaluation of major pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to enhance access to vital medicines in order to promote global health.
Haarlem, The Netherlands
General and specialized news media all over the globe have reported the release of the first Access to Medicine Index on June 16, 2008.
Among the many newspapers and general websites covering the Index were the Financial Times, the International Herald Tribune, the New York Times (U.S.), The Guardian (U.K.), Le Monde (France), the Financial Express (India), and De Volkskrant (Netherlands).
Index lets investors select most socially responsible producers
Haarlem, The Netherlands
The world’s largest pharmaceutical companies differ strongly in their efforts to provide millions of people in low-income countries with better access to affordable drugs and vaccines.
‘Access to Medicine Index’ geeft farma-beleggers maatschappelijk verantwoorde keus
Haarlem, The Netherlands
De 20 grootste farmaceutische bedrijven van de wereld verschillen sterk in hun inspanningen om patiënten in arme landen meer toegang te geven tot betaalbare geneesmiddelen en vaccins.
