[Ip-health] New website: Global Health Progress

[Joana Ramos]

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers &
Associations, EFPIA and PhRMA have announced the launch of the new
"Global Health Progress" website: www.globalhealthprogress.org

A reception to introduce the site was held at last week's meeting
of the Global Health Council.

According to the organizational press release,

http://tinyurl.com/52ztqk,  the Global Health Progress site

> houses a database of research-based biopharmaceutical companies=92
> global health programs, including information on more than 300
> partners, 400 programs and ongoing investments of billions of dollars
> annually in products and man-hours. Featuring stories of health
> workers on the ground, the site highlights organizations and
> individuals who are making a difference in global health.

and

> will leverage strengths in private industry to form new partnerships
> to further access to medicines; build capacity of health workers in
> developing nations; advocate for global action to address health
> challenges; and continue R&D to develop new tools to fight diseases
> that plague the developing world



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Joana Ramos, MSW
Cancer Resources & Advocacy
Seattle WA USA
+1-206-229-2420
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