E-DRUG: Reminder: TODAY Webinar Apr 29 - What lessons from Covid-19 for advancing antibiotic R&D?
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Dear all,
Just a quick reminder that the webinar below is taking place TODAY Thursday,
April 29th. For those who can't join live, the recording will be
made available at
https://www.knowledgeportalia.org/webinars.
Webinar: What lessons from Covid-19 for advancing antibiotic R&D?
Thursday, April 29, 4pm - 5pm CEST
To join the webinar, please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5216195991051/WN_ivlUROWpQH2I--6neJUNjg
Speakers:
Manica Balasegaram, Executive Director, GARDP - Global Antibiotic Research
and Development Partnership
Michelle Childs, Director of Policy Advocacy, DNDi - Drugs for Neglected
Diseases initiative
Research:
Learning from COVID-19 to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance, GARDP, November
2020.
https://gardp.org/news-resources/learning-covid19-antibiotic-resistance/
The timely development of, and equitable global access to, diagnostics,
drugs and vaccines is a challenge not only for Covid-19, but also for other
threats such as the silent pandemic of drug-resistant infections. There is
an opportunity to take action to better prepare and respond to current and
future pandemics. Based on a recent report from GARDP, Manica Balasegaram
will draw lessons from COVID-19 for how to advance the development of and
ensure access to new antibiotics for antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and
highlight how governments can learn from past mistakes and strengthen
domestic and global responses. Michelle Childs will explore the
implications of COVID-19 for building a more equitable pharmaceutical R&D
ecosystem.
The webinar is free and open to the public and will be held in English.
Participants can pose questions orally or in writing, and the speakers will
respond to a selection of these during the second half of the event.
Recordings of all webinars are made available at the Knowledge Portal on
Innovation and Access to Medicines. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email with additional information on how to join the webinar
using the Zoom platform. This event is part of the webinar series of the
Knowledge Network for Innovation and Access to Medicines, Global Health
Centre, Graduate Institute of Geneva.
Marcela Vieira, LLB, MPH
Researcher and Project Coordinator of the
Knowledge Network for Innovation and Access to Medicines
https://www.knowledgeportalia.org/
Global Health Centre, Research
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
marcela.vieira@graduateinstitute.ch
http://www.graduateinstitute.ch/globalhealth
Marcela Vieira <marcelacfvieira@gmail.com>