This compendium of good practices,  submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 50/13, contains an overview of good practices and solution pathways on access to medicines, vaccines and other health products, including policies and interventions that can contribute to ensuring access to these essential health products. This compendium is the first report of a trilogy and it will be complemented by an analytical study on key challenges to be submitted at the fifty-sixth session, and in 2025, at the fifty-ninth session of the Council, the High Commissioner is to present a comprehensive study – incl. actionable recommendations- on access to medicines, vaccines and other health products.

The concludes that ensuring the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of medicines, vaccines and other health products requires a collaborative effort by governments, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and international organizations. Good practices include access-oriented management of intellectual property rights, strong regulatory frameworks, price regulation, and investment in research and development of new medicines and vaccines, including through public-private partnerships, policies and measures that encourage the production of generic medicines as well as innovative models for procurement and distribution.