Table 1. Access to medicines and health technologies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
|
Country or territory |
National medicines policy (NMP) |
NMP implementation plan
|
Member of World Trade Organization |
Used TRIPS flexibility for public health reasons |
WHO-prequalified products are locally produced |
No. of licensed manufacturers |
Independent national regulatory authority |
Member of WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring |
|
Afghanistan |
Yes (2014) |
No |
Yes (2016) |
No |
No |
– |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Bahrain |
Yes |
No |
Yes (1995) |
No |
No |
0 |
No |
No (associate member) |
|
Djibouti |
Yes |
No |
Yes (1995) |
Yes |
No |
1 |
No |
No |
|
Egypt |
Yes (2005) |
No |
Yes (1995) |
No |
Yes |
152 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Yes (2010) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
104 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Iraq |
Yes (2005) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
22 |
No |
Yes |
|
Jordan |
Yes (2014) |
No |
Yes (2000) |
No |
No |
21 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Kuwait |
No |
No |
Yes (1995) |
No |
No |
4 |
No |
Yes |
|
Lebanon |
Yes (2007) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
11 |
No |
Yes |
|
Libya |
Yes (2003) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
0 |
No |
Yes |
|
Morocco |
Yes (2008) |
No |
Yes (1995) |
No |
No |
52 |
No |
Yes |
|
Occupied Palestinian territory |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
8 |
No |
No |
|
Oman |
Yes (2000) |
No |
Yes (2000) |
No |
No |
4 |
No |
Yes |
|
Pakistan |
Yes (1997) |
No |
Yes (1995) |
Yes |
No |
666 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Qatar |
No |
No |
Yes (1996) |
No |
No |
– |
No |
No (associate member) |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Yes (2004) |
No |
Yes (2005) |
No |
No |
35 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Somalia |
Yes (2014) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
0 |
No |
No |
|
Sudan |
Yes (2014) |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
35 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Syria |
Yes (2005) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
76 |
No |
Yes |
|
Tunisia |
Yes |
No |
Yes (1995) |
No |
No |
58 |
No |
Yes |
|
United Arab Emirates |
No |
No |
Yes (1996) |
No |
No |
– |
No |
Yes |
|
Yemen |
Yes (1998) |
No |
Yes (2014) |
No |
No |
– |
No |
Yes |
Table 2. Procurement and assessment of medical devices in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Global status report on blood safety and availability 2021
|
Country or territory |
Medical devices national policy |
National health technology assessment unit for medical devices |
Medical device incorporation/ procurement policy |
Medical equipment management unit |
|
Afghanistan |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Bahrain |
– |
No |
– |
– |
|
Djibouti |
– |
No |
– |
– |
|
Egypt |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
– |
Yes |
– |
– |
|
Iraq |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Jordan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Kuwait |
– |
No |
– |
– |
|
Lebanon |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Libya |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Morocco |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Occupied Palestinian territory |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Oman |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pakistan |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Qatar |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Saudi Arabia |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Sudan |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Syria |
– |
– |
– |
– |