E-DRUG: HAI WHA Briefing Innovative Tools for the Rational Use of Medicines
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BRIEFING
62nd World Health Assembly
From Education to Regulation: Innovative Tools for the Rational Use of Medicines
Wednesday 20 May 2009, 17.30-19.00hrs
Room IX (9), Palais des Nations, Geneva
WHO/HAI Pilot Manual for Medical and Pharmacy students to understand and respond to Pharmaceutical Promotion
Presentations will focus on:
* the imbalance between promotional material and independent information about medicines available to health professionals and the public, and the consequences for public health
* the aims and contents of the HAI/WHO pilot manual developed as part of a collaborative project
* the methodology that will be used to test the manual at selected pilot sites in 2009 to 2010
* evidence of unethical promotion from HAI Africa and HAI Latin America, and tools now being developed in collaboration with HAI Asia-Pacific to help governments to assess pharmaceutical promotion
To find out more about the briefing session, please contact:
Ms. Terri Beswick at terri@haiweb.org or call +31-20-489-1077.
Kind regards,
Terri Beswick
Communications Officer
Health Action International
Overtoom 60/III
1054 HK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 489 1077
Mobile: +31 6 3494 0978
Fax: +31 20685 5002
Email: terri@haiweb.org
Website: http://www.haiweb.org