A Powerful Combination Therapy for Unaffordable Medicines in Moldova

Patients in Moldova have spurred authorities to adopt a transparent system for purchasing medicines that has proved invaluable in tackling the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s long standing epidemic of other infectious diseases. With the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in Europe, it was expensive for patients to buy life-saving medicines as a lack of transparency in procurement kept competition out and prices high. Following reforms by joint efforts of experts in government and patient-run organization Positive Initiative, the public can now monitor medical procurement and COVID-19 contracts in real-time. Moldova’s transparent e-procurement system, MTender, has enabled the government to increase efficiency, competition, and provide better data for civil society monitoring.

This video is part of a series of impact stories from the Open Contracting Partnership. The evidence from stories of public procurement reforms that empower and benefit citizens around the world is clear: open contracting works! Some of the results – many thanks to the open government community – increased value for money and efficiency, more competition, more integrity and better public services like health and education around the world. Discover highlights from Chile, Colombia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Paraguay!