Additional speakers at the workshop included: Prof. Fatima Alvarez-Castillo from the University of Manila, Philippines; Dr. Dafna Feinholz, the chair of the Forum for Research Ethics Committees in Latin America; Dr. Tint Khin from the South African Women’s Health project; Eugenia Marinova, Operations Analyst at the World Bank for Southern Africa; Prof. Vincent Nmehielle Wits Law School Human Rights Chair; and Dr. Miltos Ladikas from the Centre on Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics in the United Kingdom. Participants in the workshop included Prof. Jennifer Thomson from the University of Cape Town, the UNESCO Woman in Science in Africa in 2003; Prof. Jacquie Greenberg, and Prof. Himla Soodyall, the South African representative on the UNESCO bioethics committee. The main outcome of the event was agreement amongst participants that benefit sharing arrangements in developing countries must be treated differently from benefit sharing agreements in developed countries. Reasonable access to and availability of drugs and medical services after the successful marketing of new products cannot be taken for granted in developing countries. Likewise, it cannot be taken for granted that research is undertaken with local health needs in mind. Hence, due to the potential lack of these standard benefits of pharmaceutical and medical research, additional benefit sharing agreements are warranted. on Women's Issues - Dafna Feinholz (Chair Latin American Federation of Ethical and Scientific Review Committees), Tint Khin (Researcher, Women's Health Project Fatima Alvarez-Castillo (Professor of Politics, University of the Philippines) Thanks to Prof. Himla Soodyall for taking the pictures!!
Additional speakers at the workshop included: Prof. Fatima Alvarez-Castillo from the University of Manila, Philippines; Dr. Dafna Feinholz, the chair of the Forum for Research Ethics Committees in Latin America; Dr. Tint Khin from the South African Women’s Health project; Eugenia Marinova, Operations Analyst at the World Bank for Southern Africa; Prof. Vincent Nmehielle Wits Law School Human Rights Chair; and Dr. Miltos Ladikas from the Centre on Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics in the United Kingdom. Participants in the workshop included Prof. Jennifer Thomson from the University of Cape Town, the UNESCO Woman in Science in Africa in 2003; Prof. Jacquie Greenberg, and Prof. Himla Soodyall, the South African representative on the UNESCO bioethics committee. The main outcome of the event was agreement amongst participants that benefit sharing arrangements in developing countries must be treated differently from benefit sharing agreements in developed countries. Reasonable access to and availability of drugs and medical services after the successful marketing of new products cannot be taken for granted in developing countries. Likewise, it cannot be taken for granted that research is undertaken with local health needs in mind. Hence, due to the potential lack of these standard benefits of pharmaceutical and medical research, additional benefit sharing agreements are warranted. on Women's Issues - Dafna Feinholz (Chair Latin American Federation of Ethical and Scientific Review Committees), Tint Khin (Researcher, Women's Health Project Fatima Alvarez-Castillo (Professor of Politics, University of the Philippines) Thanks to Prof. Himla Soodyall for taking the pictures!!
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