The Health Action International (HAI) Europe (1), and the Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (2) are co-ordinating a lunch debate on the subject of “Opening up medical research data for an ethical and efficient EU policy.”
The debate will feature Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Ludwig, Chairman at the Drug Commission of the German Medical Association, and Dr. Peter Gøtzsche, Director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre as well as responses from the European Commission, the European Ombudsman and European Medicines Agency (TBC).
Hosted by the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Liese Schaldemose and Auken in the European Parliament premises, the debate will take place in Brussels, on June 6th 2012.
– You can download here the programme
– To register to the event, please RSVP to Katrina@haieurope.org by 30 May 2012.
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(1) Health Action International (HAI) is an independent, global network working to increase access to essential medicines and improve their rational use through research excellence and evidence-based advocacy.
(2) The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) is a forum of US and EU consumer organisations which develops and agrees on joint consumer policy recommendations to the US government and European Union to promote the consumer interest in EU and US policy making.
