How do you ensure that the Index methodology is kept transparent, impartial and well balanced?

The Index methodology is developed in consultation with an Expert Review Committee (ERC) a committee of experts representing different stakeholders convened engaged in the access to medicine issue. Although the mandate of the ERC is purely advisory in nature, their main objective is to provide guidance, recommendations and advice to the Access to Medicine Index team on the scope, structure, content and methodology of the Access to Medicine Index 2010 assessment. The Access to Medicine Index Foundation remains ultimately responsible for decisions on the final methodology associated reporting material and the findings of the Access to Medicine Index.