E-DRUG: Medicine Quality & Public Health Conference and Oxford Statement
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Dear Colleagues,
The first ever Medicine Quality & Public Health Conference was held at Keble College, Oxford, United Kingdom, September 23-28th 2018:
https://www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/medicinequality2018/
Over 200 delegates from over 50 countries attended. The conference discussed the latest evidence on the epidemiology of substandard and falsified medical products, their health, economic, social, legal and ethical implications, and debated interventions to ensure that all the world's population have access to affordable and quality-assured medical products.
After discussions on the final day of the conference, over 40 participants including international organisations, universities, NGOs and funders issued the Oxford Statement. This is available on the Medicines We Can Trust and Infectious Diseases Data Observatory websites at:
https://medswecantrust.org/oxford-statement
and:
https://www.iddo.org/news/mqph-short-statement-2018
This declaration calls for urgent attention to eliminate substandard and falsified medical products that undermine public health and waste precious resources. The Oxford Statement urges the global health community to step up their efforts to make quality medical products affordable and accessible to all.
A further separate longer statement is being drafted.
On behalf of the MQPH Conference team
Paul Newton
Paul Newton <Paul.Newton@tropmedres.ac>