[Commons-Law] Workshop on " Trade & Barriers to Access to Medicines"

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      Workshop on " Trade & Barriers to Access to Medicines"
     

      Fellowships for Young Scholars 

      Centre for Trade and Development (Centad) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that carries out policy research and advocacy on issues around trade and development, with a focus on South Asia. Centad aims to strengthen the ability of governments and communities to make trade and globalisation work for development through research and advocacy, interactions with academia, civil society institutions, policy makers and other stakeholders. One of the key activities of Centad is to develop the capacity of stakeholders and create awareness about various trade and development issues by organising seminars, colloquiums, workshops etc. As part of our work on trade and public health, in the past Centad has worked on issues like IPRs and access to medicines, data exclusivity and consumer drug information.

      In pursuit of its ongoing work on access to medicines, Centad is conducting a Workshop on: 

      Trade and Barriers to Access to Medicines

      Date & Venue for the Workshop: 

      9-12 October 2007 

      NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

      The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the issues that impede to access to medicines at length in a holistic manner to develop a shared understanding among public interest groups and individuals to ensure a favourable legal and policy regime for enhancing access to medicines in India. It would aim to increase the understanding of the participants to ensure a continuous engagement on these issues. Key issues that will be discussed in the workshop includes Introduction to Access to Medicines, Locating Access in the Indian Health System, Legal and Policy Framework, Pharmaceutical Industry & Policy, R & D, IPR and access, Regulation, Drug Price Control, Drug Procurement and Dispensation, Case Studies, Old and new social movements. In order to promote the participation of young scholars interested in the area of trade and health, Centad would be offering 10 fellowships towards participation in this workshop. 

      Fellowships would cover expenses related to travel, boarding and lodging of the selected candidates. 

      Eligibility: Candidates should be full time students of LLB, MBBS, M Phil/PhD or any other post-graduate programme dealing in public health. Age limit is between 20-30 
      years. 

      Interested students may apply by submitting a Statement of Purpose (maximum 250 words) explaining why they are interested in attending this workshop, along with their CV at shailly.gupta at centad.org

      Important 
      Dates:

      Last Date of Submission of Application: 15 September 2007 

      Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted by: 23 September 2007

      Date 
      of Workshop: 9-12 October 2007

      No application received beyond the deadline would be accepted for consideration. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

      For further information, contact: 
      Shailly Gupta 
      Centre for Trade and Development (Centad) 
      A1/304, Safdarjung Enclave 
      New Delhi 110029 
      Ph: 011-41459226
      Fax: 011-41459227
      Web: www.centad.org 
     
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