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Hi all,

I work for Everyone.org, an organization focused on enabling access to novel medicines for patients worldwide. For a project focusing on Uganda, we need some input from local doctors or patients with oncological or cardiological conditions.

If that applies to you, would you spend a few minutes and answer our short survey? That would be immense help and would contribute to improving medicine access in Uganda.

• Doctors survey: https://forms.gle/i43bcsNnG9bWktm97
• Patients survey: https://forms.gle/sC5SJZGXyscuMVg66

Thanks in advance!

Kristina

Team Everyone

Hi all,

I work for Everyone.org, an organization focused on enabling access to novel medicines for patients worldwide. For a project focusing on Tanzania, we need some input from local doctors or patients with oncological or cardiological conditions.

If that applies to you, would you spend a few minutes and answer our short survey? That would be immense help and would contribute to improving medicine access in Tanzania.

• Doctors survey: https://forms.gle/i43bcsNnG9bWktm97
• Patients survey: https://forms.gle/sC5SJZGXyscuMVg66

Thanks in advance!

Kristina

Team Everyone

Some of you here are probably familiar with the situation of running out of treatment options locally - or being told there’s no way to access a medicine until it’s approved in your country.

In some cases, that’s not the end of the road.

There is a legal pathway that allows patients to access (cancer) medicines before they’re approved locally.

It’s often referred to as named patient import (or personal importation). It allows a doctor to prescribe a treatment that’s approved in another country and have it supplied for personal use.

This is already being used in many countries.

In practice, it usually involves:

• A prescription from your doctor
• A short import letter outlining your treatment plan
• Sourcing the medicine from a country where it’s approved

I work with Everyone.org, an organization that helps patients access medicines before they’re available locally. One thing we see often is that many people simply aren’t aware this pathway exists.

We put together a short guide that explains how this works and what your doctor typically needs to include. You can select your country to see the relevant requirements:

https://everyone.org/country-regulations#import-guides

Sharing this in case it’s useful for anyone looking into additional options.

Some of you here are probably familiar with the situation of running out of treatment options locally - or being told there’s no way to access a medicine until it’s approved in your country.

In some cases, that’s not the end of the road.

There is a legal pathway that allows patients and their doctors to access (cancer) medicines before they’re approved locally.

It’s often referred to as named patient import (or personal importation). It allows a doctor to prescribe a treatment that’s approved in another country and have it supplied for personal use.

This is already being used in many countries.

In practice, it usually involves:

• A prescription from your doctor
• A short import letter outlining your treatment plan
• Sourcing the medicine from a country where it’s approved

I work with Everyone.org, an organization that helps patients access medicines before they’re available locally. One thing we see often is that many people simply aren’t aware this pathway exists.

We put together a short guide that explains how this works and what your doctor typically needs to include. You can select your country to see the relevant requirements:

https://everyone.org/country-regulations#import-guides

Sharing this in case it’s useful for anyone looking into additional options.