To date, 9 Nobel prize winners have signed the Philadelphia Consensus Statement which calls on universities to take action by adopting policies that:
• Promote equal access to research.
• Promote research and development for neglected diseases.
• Measure research success according to impact on human welfare.
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UAEM is prominently featured on the Lancet Student in advance of the Week of Action, March 24. Check out the post at http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2008/03/20/access-to-essential-medicines-and-the-role-of-us-universities/.

The Independent, a UK newspaper, recently published a letter from UAEM UK members on the role of universities and access to medicines. The full text is below and can be accessed online here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/letters-the-true-value-of-gradschool-794747.html
The original article, “Against the grain:’I didn’t become a scientist to help companies profit,’” is available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/against-the-grain-i-didnt-become-a-scientist-to-help-companies-profit-788328.html