[Ip-health] Global Health Council event on Trade and Health

[Sarah Rimmington]

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Please mark your calendars for the Global Health Council policy forum
tradeand health on October 30, from 2-3:30pm in DC at the offices of the
Council.

A draft of the event announcement is attached and below.

Hope to see you there.

Michele Forzley, JD, MPH
Global Public Health Lawyer & Consultant Visiting Distinguished Professor
Widener School of Law Health Law Institute Industrial Trade Advisory 15
Committee Member on behalf of the Global Health Council 301-565-0680

301-565-0680
mforzley@comcast.net

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Access to Life Saving Medicines for the World=92s Poorest:
Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers

Oct. 30, 2007
2 - 3:30 pm
Global Health Council
1111 19th Street, NW
Suite 1120
Washington, D.C.


Despite an enormous global supply of pharmaceuticals, regular access to med=
icines has not been realized in much of the world. Drugs are widely availab=
le in only 28 percent of countries, with many factors =96 including pharmac=
eutical costs =96 affecting access. Most developing countries are net impor=
ters of pharmaceutical products and many impose tariffs and non-tariff barr=
iers (NTBs) on finished drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), an=
d excipients (inactive substances that contain the active ingredients). Tar=
iffs and NTBs contribute to pharmaceutical costs by increasing the final pr=
ice of essential drugs, limiting access for the poorest people.

Please join us for this forum to explore the potential benefits to minimizi=
ng tariffs and ensuring that trade measures are not barriers to drug access=
 and opportunities for collaboration between the public health, trade and a=
dvocacy communities to align trade and health policy goals.

Speakers:
Michele Forzley, JD, MPH, Global Public Health Lawyer, Visiting Distinguish=
ed Professor, Widener School of Law Health Law Institute
Butch Staley, Procurement Unit Manager, Partnership for Supply Chain Manage=
ment

Moderator:
Smita Baruah, Senior Policy Associate, Global Health Council

If you plan to attend, please respond to rsvp@globalhealth.org




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Sarah Rimmington
Attorney
Essential Action, Access to Medicines Project
Washington, DC
Tel: (202) 387-8030
Cell: (202) 422-2687
www.essentialaction.org/access/

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