Dear EIESL members,
Anyone interested in increasing access to lifesaving drugs worldwide is invited to check out a student-directed seminar course coordinated by Sonja Babovic next semester. HESO 449B 003 is a 3-credit course in Arts that will take a multidisciplinary approach to the study of ensuring fair access to essential medicines in developing countries.
This seminar will critically examine the role of universities, governments, non-governmental organizations and pharmaceutical companies in the effort to ensure worldwide access to needed medicines. Upon completion of the course, students will have knowledge of patent laws and relevant trade agreements, the effects of these on affordability of medicines in impoverished countries, aid measures already taken to improve access to drugs and other medical technologies, and challenges that remain at this time.
You can read more on the course website:
http://accesstomedicineseminar.wordpress.com/.
If you’re interested and would like a spot in the course, please check out how to apply: http://accesstomedicineseminar.wordpress.com/apply/. Also feel free to contact the course co-ordinator, Sonja at sonja.babovic@gmail.com.