HAI Lights - December 2001

HAI Europe, 2001, Vol. 6, No. 3

Sustaining Access to Medicines in Europe:
Examining consumers' priorities and concerns
The UK experience
by Clara MacKay

As part of the international campaign on access to needed drugs, in November HAI Europe and Medico International challenged public health stakeholders to identify key areas to be addressed in order to ensure sustainable access to medicines within Europe. Long seen as a problem for the developing world, Clara MacKay of the UK's Consumers Association, described at the meeting how access to medicines and healthcare has become a central concern for consumers, healthcare providers and government officials in one of the wealthiest countries in the world.

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Also in this issue:

	Drug Policy			WHO/NGO Roundtable WHO Revised Drug Strategy Watch: Moving the EDL into the new millennium
	Drug Promotion			Industry influence on drug trials: news from Canada Failing grade for Russian drug ads Keeping a healthy distance? French drug reps fail
	Campaigns
	- Access			WTO agreement on TRIPs How important are patents in Africa? Street Price
	- Public-Private Interactions			Global Fund moves forward
	- Direct-To-Consumer Advertising			"Putting People First" campaign HAI groups criticise G 10 plan on pharmaceuticals Finnish groups criticise DTCA Upcoming seminar on issues related to DTCA in EU
	Drug information			Journals aim to reveal authors' interests Patients tell their own stories on-line When journalism teams with advertising
	Publications			Holding Corporations Accountable Corporate conduct, international codes and citizen action By Judith Richter Fatal Imbalance: The crisis in research and development for drugs for neglected diseases Drugs for Neglected Diseases, Médecins Sans Frontières The Therapeutic Nightmare By John Abraham and Julie Sheppard Introducing the European Public Health UPDATE Whose Trade Organization? Corporate globalization and the erosion of democracy By Lori Wallach and Michelle Sforza

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Editor: Lisa Hayes
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Contributors to this issue: John Abraham, Ken Bluestone, Margaret Ewen, Rose de Groot, Jannemieke Hanhart, Andrew Herxheimer, Joel Lexchin, Charles Medawar, Nicole Metz, Barbara Mintzes, Zafar Mirza, Judith Richter, Diana Smith, Lauri Vuorenkoski and Els Witschge.