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Report 12 December 2025

The innovation development and access pathway: A holistic approach to accelerating access to innovative medicines and vaccines

IFPMA introduces the “Innovation Development and Access Pathway” (IDAP), a framework designed to build a shared understanding of the end-to-end pathway of how medicines and vaccines move from discovery to delivery at the point of care. The paper maps the four critical pillars of this journey: R&D and the innovation ecosystem; regulatory processes and life cycle management; listing, procurement and reimbursement; and health service delivery. It identifies systemic challenges, and proposes collaborative solutions to overcome them, and shows that improving access requires coordinated action across stakeholders, with governments playing a central role in enabling timely and equitable access to innovation.

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Expert insights 12 December 2025

A new dawn in global health: UHC as the path toward national health stewardship

The UHC High‑Level Forum in Tokyo marked an unmistakable turning point. It signaled a shift from dialogue to pragmatic action, with health and finance ministries jointly designing country‑owned, fiscally grounded UHC strategies to move beyond fragmented, crisis‑driven responses toward resilient, durable health systems that can make Universal Health Coverage (UHC) a reality. UHC means ensuring...

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Position paper 11 December 2025

The role of assessment reports in enabling regulatory reliance - perspectives from the pharmaceutical industry

Reliance in decision-making offers a pathway for national regulatory authorities (NRAs) to consider evaluations conducted by other NRAs while maintaining accountability for their decisions. By avoiding duplicative reviews and optimizing resource allocation, the use of regulatory reliance can lead to faster patient access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical products in a timely manner. A...

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Position paper 11 December 2025

Best practices for unilateral reliance for initial marketing authorization and post-approval changes

Regulatory reliance has emerged as a key strategy for strengthening regulatory systems by optimizing resources, reducing duplication, and accelerating access to high-quality medicines. By leveraging the expertise and prior decisions of trusted national regulatory authorities (NRAs), reliance allows NRAs to focus their efforts on critical public health priorities while maintaining sovereignty over final regulatory decisions....

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Statement 1 December 2025

Statement at the fourth meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG 4) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement

On 1st December 2025 in Geneva, IFPMA delivered a statement at at the fourth meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG 4) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement.

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Report
The innovation development and access pathway: A holistic approach to accelerating access to innovative medicines and vaccines
Expert insights
A new dawn in global health: UHC as the path toward national health stewardship
Position paper
The role of assessment reports in enabling regulatory reliance - perspectives from the pharmaceutical industry
Position paper
Best practices for unilateral reliance for initial marketing authorization and post-approval changes
Statement
Statement at the fourth meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG 4) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement

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#VaccinesForLife

Investing in adult vaccination programmes can help protect lives, our healthcare systems, and our economies. Read the new report by the Office of Health Economics to discover more.

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#AlwaysInnovating

#AlwaysInnovating lifts the curtain on the innovation journey, revealing the knowledge, skills, collaboration, and perseverance needed to turn an idea into a medicine or vaccine that brings hope to people everywhere.

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Explore how the innovative pharmaceutical industry is collaborating across global health actors to support the Sustainable Development Goals in low- and middle-income countries.

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The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) represents the innovative pharmaceutical industry at the international level and in official relations with the United Nations.

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