PAIN TREATMENT ADVOCACY PROGRAMME

GAPRI works to actively facilitate change through targeted advocacy, lobbying, media and awareness campaigns.

At the international level, GAPRI works to improve the understanding of the problem and coordinate collaboration to implement solutions. Significant efforts are directed at the United Nations (UN) level, including the UN General Assembly, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), and others.

At the national level, GAPRI is dedicated to giving the issue of untreated pain a strong advocacy voice on the ground and making access to pain relief a national priority. Working with local UICC members and key partners, GAPRI engages with national governments to advocate for increased attention to the provision of pain relief and for the government to implement solutions. The Advocacy Project supports civil society groups by creating a coordinated advocacy voice that can be heard by the government and the international community.

In countries where high-level change in national regulatory and prescribing policies is underway, GAPRI will be working with local public relations and advertising firms to design campaigns targeted at clinicians, patients, and families. The goal of these efforts will be to dispel harmful myths about pain treatment and empower clinicians and patients to effectively treat pain at this last step of the supply chain.