Asia Health Forum 2005
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'' 25-27 April, 2005, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang'' | '' 25-27 April, 2005, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang'' | ||
| − | This meeting was organised by Health Action International Asia Pacific | + | This meeting was organised by [http://www.haiap.org/ Health Action International Asia Pacific] |
| − | (HAIAP) one of organisations that | + | (HAIAP) one of organisations that established the People's Health |
Movement and co-sponsored the first People's Health Assembly. | Movement and co-sponsored the first People's Health Assembly. | ||
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Finally, presentations on the Forum topics are available by request to [mailto:k.harvey@latrobe.edu.au my email address]. | Finally, presentations on the Forum topics are available by request to [mailto:k.harvey@latrobe.edu.au my email address]. | ||
| − | Dr. Ken Harvey | + | Dr. Ken Harvey <br> |
| + | School of Public Health <br> | ||
| + | La Trobe University, Australia <br> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 6 May 2005
25-27 April, 2005, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
This meeting was organised by Health Action International Asia Pacific (HAIAP) one of organisations that established the People's Health Movement and co-sponsored the first People's Health Assembly.
It brought together health activists from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Topics discussed included:
- Revitalizing Primary Health Care,
- The Impact of Trade Agreements, Tariffs and Treaties on Health and Pharmaceuticals (including the proposal for a New Global R&D Treaty),
- Problems of medicines use in the region (including promotion, counterfeit drugs and consumer and health professional education),
- New Technologies and Health, (including biotechnology, E-health and IVF),
- Disaster Management, and
- Expanding HAIAP activities into China and the Pacific.
In particular, given the problems with respect to access to affordable
drugs caused by TRIPS & TRIPS Plus trade agreements, support was given
for a New Global R&D Treaty, details of which can be found at:
http://www.cptech.org/workingdrafts/rndtreaty.html
A letter supporting the proposed new R&D treaty has been sent to all
Members of the WHO Executive Board (where Ms J. Halton is Australia's
delegate) as well as to the WHO Commission on Intellectual Property
Rights, Innovation and Public Health (CIPIH):
http://www.who.int/intellectualproperty/en/
Following the Forum, an E-mail has also been sent to Dr. Ruth Lopert (DoHA) specifically asking that Australia support the proposed R&D treaty at the World Health Assembly or, if they cannot, to provide reasons and alternative proposals to address the problems in our region caused by recent trade agreements.
Finally, presentations on the Forum topics are available by request to my email address.
Dr. Ken Harvey
School of Public Health
La Trobe University, Australia
