ID-DJP-013236401062000-PROMeds Universitas Pancasila Through PROmeds, we aim to model the management, integrated analysis and use of data to inform procurement policy choices in Indonesia, while contributing to the international evidence base about effective public procurement of medicines. In addition, we will strengthen empirical evidence around research governance, focusing on cost of compliance. Our findings will be summarised in three main "Knowledge Deliverables": 1: Medicine procurement policy impact analysis How do consolidated purchasing and transparency influence price of medicines in the public system, sustainable supply to patients, quality, and opportunities for rent-seeking? 2: Political economy analysis Which interest groups most influence medicine procurement policy choices, through what mechanisms, to achieve what goals? 3: Research governance analysis What are the requirements and costs (and opportunity costs) in time, money and other resources of obtaining permissions to conduct non-invasive public health research in a large decentralised setting, and what implication does this have for innovation policy? National Institute for Health and Care Research District of Health Office in Palembang, Lahat, Surabaya, POntianak, Actual start of PROMeds project Universitas Pancasila Center for Pharmaceutical Policy, Management and Services Prof Hesty Utami Ramadaniati Project Manager hesty.utami@univpancasila.ac.id cephas@univpancasila.ac.id Universitas Pancasila South Sumatera, Greater Jakarta, Yogyakarta, East Java, West Borneo, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi PROmeds, a procurement research study that will add to the evidence base in these important areas, by prospectively tracking changes in public procurement in Indonesia, home to one of the world's largest single payer national health insurance systems. We aim to situate the policy research firmly in its political context, adding to the understanding of the interaction between politics, policy, and data systems, while simultaneously recording the implications of policy decisions at the operational level within district health departments, hospitals, and primary facilities. We will also record and analyse the costs in time, travel and money of obtaining permits necessary to conduct multi-site, non-invasive public health research, and consider the implications for research governance policies intended to foster innovation. 524370.35 436186