Organisation profile
Organisation profile
We conduct research, education, capacity building and policy support in pharmaceutical public health (PPH), an emerging field in global health that aims at analysing and strengthening the pharmaceutical systems.
Our research and capacity building activities are built around the broad theme of access to quality-assured health products, with particular focus on:
- resource-limited settings and fragile health systems, including conflict and migration settings
- pharmaceutical regulation and pharmacovigilance
- quality assurance in supply chains
- regulatory and ethics oversight of pharmaceutical R&D
We lecture at various academic courses at and outside of ITM, and since 2021 we organise a three-week short course on Pharmaceutical Policies in Health Systems. The course counts a diverse and multidisciplinary teaching faculty. It is co-led by colleagues of the School of Public Health of the University of the Western Cape, in South Africa, with which we have a solid institutional partnership.
Tom Smekens is the departmental statistician within the Department of Public Health.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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ReBalance: Network for Evidence & Policy on Access to Controlled Medicines
Ravinetto, R. (Promotor), Tarrafeta Sayas, M. B. (PI), Ravinetto, R. (Promotor) & Tarrafeta Sayas, M. B. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/30
Project: Research Project
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Equitable access to quality-assured health products. Trends, challenges and barriers for non-communicable diseases, taking the example of diabetes related medicine and technologies.
Giachino, M. (PhD Student), Ravinetto, R. (Promotor) & Beran, D. (Promotor)
15/10/25 → …
Project: PhD-project
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Barriers and solutions to accessing essential breast cancer medicines in low resource settings – a mixed-methods study to investigate the pharmaceutical, economic, and policy challenges within the Zimbabwean context
Zigomo, T. (PhD Student), Ravinetto, R. (Promotor) & Coetzee, R. (Promotor)
6/06/25 → …
Project: PhD-project
Research output
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Children's access to controlled medicines: policy lessons, intervention priorities, and a framework for action
Tarrafeta-Sayas, M.-B., Maser, B., García-Quintero, X., Rayala, S., Gutiérrez, H. M., Downing, J., Namisango, E., Anghelescu, D., Cheng, L., Doherty, M., Gafer, N., Lawler, K., McNeil, M. J., Rana, S., Zhai, X., Gui, Q., Oei, J.-L., Sáenz, E. & Ravinetto, R., May-2026, In: The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health. 10, 5, p. 378-392 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Controlled medicines for children's medical needs: a review of the scope, determinants, and consequences of inequitable access
Maser, B., Lawler, K., García-Quintero, X., Anghelescu, D., Gafer, N., Abu-Odah, H., Tarrafeta-Sayas, M.-B., Ravinetto, R., Fleming, L. P., Cheng, L., Doherty, M., Downing, J., Gutiérrez, H. M., McNeil, M. J., Namisango, E., Rana, S., Rayala, S., Zhai, X., Gui, Q. & Oei, J.-L. & 1 others, , May-2026, In: The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health. 10, 5, p. 364-377 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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From supply to strategy: leveraging central medical stores experiences and information for health system strengthening
Tarrafeta-Sayas, M.-B., Rerat, C., Pilon, S., Rakotonarivo, M. V., Koukpemedji, L. D., Yapo, S., Duncan, R., Hodjo, D., Baki, L. S., Minoungou, A. & Ravinetto, R., 31-Mar-2026, In: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice. 19, 1, p. 2649302Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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