Speakers at a three-day symposium on global pharmaceuticals at Grinnell College, February 3rd through 5th, will address issues of access, patents and development, the politics of clinical trials and public health policy affected by this international industry. Sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights, the symposium will include practitioners and policymakers.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
4:15 p.m.
Rachel Nugent, deputy director for global health at the Center for Global Development, will discuss “Roles and Responsibilities in Preventing Global Drug Resistance.” Nugent has more than 25 years experience as an economist and policy analyst for organizations such as the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Populations Reference Bureau, and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
All symposium events will be held in the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center, Room 101, located at 1115 8th Ave on the Grinnell College campus.
Access Global Pharmaceutical Symposium Program (pdf, 910K)
For more information about the Rosenfield Program, go to http://www.grinnell.edu/rosenfield/.
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