[Ip-health] Latin Conference for Patient Associations on Access to Medicines & Public Policy , Feb. 15 in Sao Paulo

[Joana Ramos]

FYI, notice of meeting posted on the website of ABRALE (Brazilian
Leukemia & Lymphoma Association). Meeting will be held on Friday, Feb.
15 in Sao Paulo, contact ABRALE for location & details.


"Confer=EAncia Latina de Acesso a Medicamentos e Pol=EDticas P=FAblicas par=
a
Associa=E7=F5es de Pacientes"
http://www.abrale.org.br/fique_atualizado/interno.php?id=3D716


Co-sponsors are ABRALE, Consumer Advocare Network, and the Alian=E7a
Latina de Pacientes com Doen=E7as Hematologicas ( Latin American Alliance
of Patients with Hematological Diseases, "Alianza Latina")


Websites for the sponsors are:

ABRALE
www.abrale.org.br

Consumer Advocare Network
http://www.consumeradvocare.org/index.php/ca/content/view/full/2/

Alian=E7a Latina de Pacientes com Doen=E7as Hematol=F3gicas
http://www.alianzalatinahemo.org/



Consumer Advocare Network  (CAN) is a Canadian organization; it
presented the paper entitled "Current Issues in Intellectual Property: A
Patient Perspective," at the 2nd WHO Public hearing on Public Health
Innovation and Intellectual Property in November 2007. This paper may be
viewed at:
  http://tiny.cc/HTmck


CAN was among the NGOs participating in the WHO meeting that were
surveyed by Essential Action for its report
"Pharmaceutical Links of NGOs Contributing to the World Health
Organization's Second Public Hearing on Public Health, Innovation, and
Intellectual property," which can be viewed at
    http://www.essentialaction.org/access/uploads/igwg.contributorlinks.pdf





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Joana Ramos, MSW
Cancer Resources & Advocacy
Seattle WA USA
+1-206-229-2420
http://ramoslink.info/
www.bmtbasics.org