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UAEM Calls for Reform in Biomedical Research Policies
Nov. 14, 2006
A student group seeking to make life-saving medicines more accessible in developing countries has caught the attention of an array of international leaders. A South African Supreme Court Justice, four Nobel laureates, and humanitarians including the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa and the co-founders of Partners in Health have voiced their support for the recently-released Philadelphia Consensus Statement of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM). The Global Health Council also is represented as an initial signatory.
The Consensus Statement consists of three major policy proposals to reform the way universities develop and license biomedical research discoveries. According to the Statement, universities should: (1) promote equal access to the fruits of university research, such as drugs and vaccines; (2) engage in and promote research and development for neglected diseases; and (3) measure research success according to impact on human welfare.
For the Press Release, visit
http://www.essentialmedicine.org/cs/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/national_uaem_pressrelease.pdf
For the UAEM statement, visit
http://www.essentialmedicine.org/cs/
category: News from Other Sources : Announcements
contributed by Andrea Welch on 14 November 2006
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