Data-Enabled Public Procurement Monitoring Leads to More Affordable Medicines

A community of civic actors used open data as evidence to advocate for change, and a new law was introduced that allowed the country’s biggest medicine buyer to deal directly with private pharmacies and cap retail prices. This slashed the agency’s drug spending and saved the government over $9 million in the first year. Savings are now directly passed on to citizens.

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!