E-DRUG: Participate Online World Health Day Discussion Access to Insulin 7 April 15h CET
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Dear E-druggers
This Thursday, April 7th, is World Health Day and the theme this year is diabetes. On this day, HAI is launching new research on access to insulin, which was undertaken as part of its Addressing the Challenge and Constraints of Insulin Sources and Supply (ACCISS) Study. This Study is led by Margaret Ewen from HAI, David Beran from the University of Geneva/Geneva University Hospitals, and Richard Laing from Boston University School of Public Health.
The research takes the form of five profiles, with accompanying fact sheets, on the global insulin market, insulin prices, global trade in insulin, patents on insulin, and tariffs and taxes on insulin.
The profiles will be launched during a panel discussion being held in Geneva on Thursday from 1500-1700 CET. The discussion is being co-hosted by HAI and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
We welcome E-druggers to join the online discussion via a livestream. You can access the site for the livestream here :
Panel members include:
* Dr David Beran
Co-investigator of the ACCISS Study, University of Geneva/Geneva University Hospitals
* Ms Ruth Dreifuss
Co-chair of the United Nations High-level Panel on Access to Medicines; Chair of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Public Health; Former president of Switzerland
* Dr Hans Hogerzeil
Professor of Global Health, University of Groningen; former director of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, World Health Organization
* Ms Krystal Boyea
Diabetes ambassador and spokesperson, Barbados
* Ms Katie Dain
Executive director, NCD Alliance
* Dr Kaushik Ramaiya
Consultant physician and chief executive officer, Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital,Tanzania
The panel discussion will be moderated by Ms Justine Davies, Editor-in-chief, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
David Beran will give a brief presentation on the key findings from the research, which will be followed by comments from the panel members and then a Q&A session.
On Wednesday evening (April 6) the five fact sheets will be published on HAI's website. At 1500 on Thursday (April 7) the five profiles will be published to coincide with the launch. All profiles and fact sheets can be accessed on http://haiweb.org/what-we-do/acciss/research-findings/
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Best regards
Molly Lepeska
Health Action International (HAI)
Molly Lepeska <Molly@haiweb.org>