Who is UAEM?

   Many important medicines and public health technologies are developed in academic laboratories. Their accessibility in poor nations is profoundly affected by the research, patenting and licensing decisions made by universities.
   We are a group of university students who believe that our universities have an opportunity and a responsibility to improve global access to public health goods.

Blog

Transparency and the Public Trust - 15 Mar 2010
One month ago, Senator Leland Yee (D--San Francisco/San Mateo) requested an audit of the finances of the University of California system.  The Joint Legislative Audit Committee unanimously... [Read More]
UAEM Winter Newsletter, fresh off the press! - 26 Feb 2010
The Winter edition of the quarterly UAEM newsletter is available here (PDF format), please take a few minutes and check out all of the great work that UAEM is accomplishing! As always, many thanks... [Read More]
UAEMer and Peter Hotez Publish PLoS Editorial - 24 Feb 2010
On February 23, UAEMers Sandeep Kishore, Gloria Tavera in conjunction with Peter Hotez, published an op-ed in the online journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases on the importance of universities in... [Read More]
New Site Launched! - 11 Jan 2010
Welcome to the newly redesigned essentialmedicine.org! Things have been shifted around a little and re-organized to make more sense as our organization grows. If you find any problems with the new... [Read More]

UAEM News

UAEM Calls on AUTM to retract opposition to Panel Recommendations to improve access and innovation in field of genetic testing - 17 Mar 2010
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UAEM and University State on Global Access on Connecticut Public Radio - 12 Mar 2010
Late last year, a number of universities in response to UAEM campaigning adopted a statement that represented the most definitive statement yet on access to medicines - committing them not only to... [Read More]
ACTIVISTS APPLAUD SEN. MIKULSKI PUSH FOR AFFORDABLE SCREENING FOR WOMEN BUT ASK: WILL YOU SUPPORT AFFORDABLE TREATMENT WITH AN EFFECTIVE GENERIC BIOLOGICS PATHWAY? - 4 Dec 2009
For Immediate Release Kim Cunningham, American Medical Student Association (AMSA) pr [at] amsa [dot] org Ethan Guillen, Director, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) ethan [dot]... [Read More]
Hundreds of Students, Scholars, and Experts to Gather at Yale Access to Medicine Conference - 12 Nov 2009
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Jake Izenberg (jacob dot izenberg at yale dot edu) Hundreds of Students, Scholars, and Experts to Gather at Yale Access to Medicine ConferenceUAEM National Conference to Be... [Read More]
BIG VICTORY: 6 Universities, AUTM and NIH agree to access principles - 11 Nov 2009
After years of UAEM campaigning, 6 universities, AUTM and NIH have agreed to access principles for licensing and patenting. While we are enthusiastic about the adoption of these principles and while... [Read More]
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