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INTERNATIONAL NETWORK HEALTH POLICY AND REFORM
The International network health policy & reform, is a 20-country-project initiated and sponsored
by the Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2002, associated with the European Observatory on Health
Systems and Policies.
Every six months, the experts report and comment on five or more health policy trends and developments
from their countries.
 More details on the International network health policy & reform's site 
Latest Reports on the Recent Health Care Reforms in France, Provided by IRDES
Encouraging direct access to OTC drugs in France
Pichetti S.
Self-medication drugs are commonly used to treat symptoms of common illnesses that may not require
prescription of a physician. Until 2008, prescription-free drugs could not be purchased directly off the shelf
in pharmacies. The Ministry of Health legalized direct access to over-the-counter drugs (OTC) in pharmacies
in 2008 in order to develop the self-medication market. This policy aims to enable patients to treat common
diseases themselves and introduces price competition for OTC drugs.
 Online on the International network health policy & reform's site
The French pandemic influenza plan
Cases C., Or Z.
Following the WHO alert for a risk of H1N1 pandemic, the French government has developed a national
plan to prevent and control an influenza pandemic. The plan is an operational tool, based on standardized
measures that the authorities can apply at different levels of the pandemic and has been implemented
since the beginning of the A(H1N1)crisis in April 2009.
Online on the International network health policy & reform's site
Update on new regional health governance
Or Z.
The Minister of Health, Mme. Bachelot, presented last year a major reform package which would transform
radicall the organisation and the governance structure of health care provision in France. After months
of parliamentary debate, followed by back-and-forth discussions in the Senate the law was finally passed
in July 2009. The legislative process and principal changes to the reform since it was originally proposed
are presented.
Online on the International network health policy & reform's site
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