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Session 12 Part 1: Closing - Challenges/barriers to access medicines; Room BC12
Session Chair(s)
Vincent I. Ahonkhai, MD, FAAFP
Senior Advisor, Global Health
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
The millennium development goals and the drive for universal health coverage require that patients have access to quality-assured medical products. Partners worldwide are working together to ensure sustainable and affordable access to treatment. Different measures are being worked out, from strengthening existing and building new research capacity, opening the door to generic low-cost production to supporting the delivery of medicines. Challenges and barriers will be discussed during this session, followed by the recommendations and closing remarks of the conference.
Speaker(s)
Challenges to Access to Medicines
Greg Perry
Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), Switzerland
Executive Director
The Barriers and Challenges to Access to Medicines for Neglected Diseases
Nathalie Strub Wourgaft
Drugs For Neglected Diseases Initiative (dndi), Switzerland
Medical Director
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