Access to Medicines Panel
Event Information
Description
This panel discussion brings together key individuals influencing the global access to medicines. A number of interesting topics will be covered including drug donations, research and development of new drugs, vaccines, emergency preparedness, clinical case management, and the implications of vertical vs. horizontal drug programmes.
As the 2nd event in our King’s College Global Health Seminars, we focus on the access to medicines for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NTDs comprise a set of 20 diseases afflicting more than 1.9 billion people worldwide. These individuals are the poorest of the poor and mostly reside in areas of low-income countries that lack safe water and adequate sanitation. The donation of drugs for NTDs is one of the largest drug donation programmes, which partners governments from low-income countries, the World Health Organization, and the pharmaceutical industry.
OPENING REMARKS
Prof. Don Bundy – London School of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene; Children’s Investment Fund
PANELISTS
10-min talks, aimed at interdisciplinary audience with no prior knowledge
Mr. Andy Wright “GSK’s programmes for NTDs and the role of medicine donations from Pharma”
– Vice President of Global Health and Access Programmes at GlaxoSmithKline.
https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/behind-the-science/access-to-healthcare/
Dr. Jutta Reinhard-Rupp “Merck’s research & development of new drugs for NTDs”
– Head of Merck Global Health Institute.
https://www.merckgroup.com/en/company/responsibility/our-strategy/health/mghi.html
Prof. Peter Hotez "Beyond drug donations and the future of NTDs"
– Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine, USA; Professor of Tropical Pediatrics. https://peterhotez.org
Mr. Julien Potet “A critical look at drug donations for NTDs”
– Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Policy advisor for NTDs & vaccines in MSF’s Access to Medicine Campaign. https://www.msfaccess.org
PANEL DISCUSSION & AUDIENCE-LED QUESTIONS
Dr. Goylette Chami – Moderator, Junior Research Fellow in Medical Sciences at King’s College Cambridge
CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Fiona Godlee – Editor-in-Chief of the British Medical Journal
DRINKS RECEPTION for all attendees: 6:30-7:30 PM
A King’s College collaboration with the Wellcome Trust – Cambridge Centre for Global Health Research, Department of Pathology, and Cambridge-Africa Programme
