Collaborating with government
Collaborating with government may involve working with individual members of government or interacting with governmental bodies such as health policy teams, regulatory bodies, and health technology assessment teams.
The benefits of working with government members or bodies include:
- creating, shaping or educating around health policies
- impacting treatment guidelines and access to treatment
- ensuring that the disease area and issues that affect patients are kept on the political agenda.
Additionally, in some countries, governments may help fund patients’ organisation activities, either directly or via government initiatives.