A brief Outline/Intro to UAEM. Its goals and future visions. The roles of universities and their impact on global health. Projects including neglected diseases.
Presentation is an update on the UBC student Chapter. Acknowledges members, supporters and advisors of the organization. Identifies the goals and future visions of UAEM. Mentions UAEM's presence in the media.
UBC Chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
Document Description / Abstract:
Detailed presentation for world aids day 2006. Talks about current issues in global health such as Aids and Neglected Diseases. Addresses the access gap, research gap, intellectual properties, Bayh Doyle Act, UAEM policy proposals (ie. licensing agreements), the equitable access license, and the Philadelphia consensus statement.
An open-access article that addresses the issues involved in limited access to essential medicines and why the role of universities are so important in improving medical needs. It also addresses UAEM, its role, its message and its impact on universities, humanity and the world.
A review of the access gap and its principal causes. A survey of current strategies to combat the access gap. The current structure of university research and technology commercialization efforts. Patenting and regulatory practices. Use of licensing agreements to promote access. Model licensing provisions, the EAL. Recommendations for encouraging uptake and implementation of the EAL.
