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3/5/2017

EU parliament wants ethically tested drugs for EU market

On April 27th, the European Parliament voted in favour of a report which contained an amendment on the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The report states that the EMA must annually report its actions to ensure that drugs intended for the European market are tested ethically in lower- and middle-income countries. Read more

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7/4/2017

Big pharma’s depressing pills

Today is World Health Day, an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme, depression, is a pressing health issue worldwide and in the Netherlands. It is therefore important that medication meant for treating depression is safe. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Read more

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4/4/2017

Report on clinical trials in Egypt prompts legal case

The report – which revealed unethical practices in clinical trials in Egypt – was the reason why the pharmaceutical industry provided judicial guidance to a clinical trial participant to file a claim against our partner organization Public Eye in Switzerland. Read more

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12/12/2016

Health should be affordable for all

‘Act with Ambition!’ is this year’s slogan for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. The aim of UHC is nothing short of ambitious: guaranteeing access to essential – and affordable – health services for all. Read more

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14/9/2016

WHO Euro: for sustainable health workforce

During the 66th meeting of the European member states of the World Health Organization in Copenhagen this week, Linda Mans of Wemos presented a statement about sustainable health workforce. Read more

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22/6/2016

Drug trials in Egypt: unethical and unsafe

Today, Wemos, SOMO and Déclaration de Berne jointly published the report‘Industry-sponsored clinical drug trials in Egypt: Ethical questions in a challenging context’. The report reveals that drug trials in Egypt. Read more

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19/5/2016

What we need is a global health strategy

In the report ‘Ready for Change? Global goals at home and abroad’, which has been published today, Wemos calls for a national Global Health Strategy. Read more

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4/1/2015

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