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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : March 6, 2014 5:10 PM IST
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) are hosting the first ever conference on Pharmaceutical Policies in India: Balancing Industrial and Public Health Interests. It is a 2 day conference which starts today- March 06, 2014 in New Delhi. The conference will host 32 invited presentations delivered by experts from various fields including policy-makers, academics, and industry leaders. Few of the keynote speakers at the conference include Shri Srikant Jena, Union Minister of State, Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation, Dr. Arun Panda, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Dr K Srinath Reddy, President Public Health Foundation of India.
The conference is aimed at discussing various issues on healthcare and related policies in India. The striking highlights of this unique conference include the release two crucial reports by the PHFI: the first of its kind Access to Medicines and the report on Drug Price Ceilings. The Access to Medicines report highlights the present Indian scenario with respect to access to medicines. It will propose feasible policy options to deal with the problem of access to medicines all over the country. The report on Drug Price Ceilings evaluates the drug price order recently implemented by the government, which has a direct impact on the availability of drugs to common man.
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