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Centre for Trade and Development (Centad) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that carries out policy research and advocacy on issues around trade and development, with a focus on South Asia. Centad aims to strengthen the ability of governments and communities to make trade and globalisation work for development through research and advocacy, interactions with academia, civil society institutions, policymakers and other stakeholders.
One of the key activities of Centad is to develop the capacity of stakeholders and create awareness about various trade and development issues by organising seminars, colloquiums, workshops, etc. As part of its work on trade and public health, in the past Centad has worked on issues like intellectual property rights and access to medicines, data exclusivity and consumer drug information.
In pursuit of its ongoing work on access to medicines, Centad is conducting a Workshop on 'Trade and Barriers to Access to Medicines' on October 9-12, 2007, at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India. For more details about the workshop click here.
The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the issues that impede access to medicines at length and in a holistic manner, to develop a shared understanding among public interest groups and individuals to ensure a favourable legal and policy regime for enhancing access to medicines in India. It aims to increase participants' understanding, to ensure a continuous engagement on these issues.
Key issues that will be discussed at the workshop include an introduction to access to medicines, locating access in the Indian health system, legal and policy framework, pharmaceuticals industry and policy, research and development, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and access, regulation, drug price control, drug procurement and dispensation, case studies, old and new social movements.
In order to promote the participation of young scholars interested in the area of trade and health, Centad is offering 10 fellowships towards participation in this workshop.
The fellowships will cover expenses related to travel, boarding and lodging of selected candidates.
Eligibility : Candidates should be full-time students of LLB, MBBS, M Phil/PhD or any other post-graduate programme dealing with public health. Age: between 20-30 years.
Interested students may apply by submitting a Statement of Purpose (maximum 250 words) explaining why they are interested in attending this workshop, along with a CV, to shailly.gupta@centad.org.
Important dates:
Last date for submission of application:
September 15, 2007.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by
September 23, 2007.
Date of workshop:
October 9-12, 2007
No application received beyond the deadline will be accepted for consideration. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
For further information, contact:
Shailly Gupta
Centre for Trade and Development (Centad)
A1/304, Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi 110029
Ph: 011-41459226
Fax: 011-41459227
Website: www.centad.org
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