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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Location | |
Key people | Justin Mendoza, Executive Director, UAEM North America Anna Peiris, Executive Director, UAEM Europe |
| Website | www |
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) is a student-led organization working to improve access to and affordability of medicines around the world, and to increase research and development of drugs for neglected tropical diseases. Supported by an active board of directors and guided by an advisory board that includes Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer and Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston, UAEM has mobilized hundreds of students on more than 100 campuses in more than 20 countries.[1] These student advocates have convinced universities worldwide to adopt equitable global access licensing policies for licensing their medical research, in order to make life-saving health innovations affordable and accessible in low and middle income countries. UAEM has published two student-led research projects—the University Report Card, which ranks universities on their contributions to global health and has received coverage in The New York Times[2] and others; and Re:Route, a mapping of biomedical research and development (R&D) alternatives.[3]
The organization has worked globally on a campaign aimed at encouraging the WHO to discuss an R&D agreement, and is now currently working on a campaign targeting agencies providing public funding for biomedical research around the world under the name Take Back Our Medicines (TBOM).[4]
Chapters[edit]
The basic units of the organizations are called chapters. A chapter is a self-organised group of students, primarily based at an academic institution often with faculty support. Chapters range in size, from more intimate groups of 2 or 3, to larger gatherings of around 30 or more students.[5] UAEM chapters are present in the US, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Iran, India, Brazil, Sudan, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands.
[edit]
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines suggested that government should require necessary measures are in place for availability and affordability of COVID-19 related drugs, tests, or vaccines.[6]
See also[edit]
- Essential medicines
- Médecins Sans Frontières's Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
- Patent
- Technology transfer
References[edit]
- ^ "University patents limit access to medicine. These students want to change that". The Washington Post.
- ^ McNeil Jr., Donald G. (2015-05-11). "University Grades Are Mixed on Research for the Poor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "UAEM's Re:Route – New Mapping Tool For Alternative Health R&D Models". 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Take Back Our Meds Campaign! In March 2020 UAEM launched the Free the Vaccine for COVID-19 campaign in conjunction with the Center for Artistic Activism with the primary goal to ensure that publicly-funded COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines would be sustainably priced, available to all and free at the point of delivery. http/freethevaccine.org". Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.
- ^ "Chapters Archive". Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.
- ^ Pai, Madhukar. "Can We Reimagine Global Health In The Post-Pandemic World? UAEM launched the Free the Vaccine for COVID-19 campaign in March 2020". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-09.