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Access to Medicines Ireland (AMI) was formed. AMI is a Comhlámh member group, an organisation of volunteers inter- ested in international development. We have hosted three conferences with expert guest speakers from Ireland and abroad. Our conference at the RCSI in April was moderated by Steve Pitman, INMO head of professional development. AMI advocates for systemic and trans- formative policy changes that would lead to affordable prices for all medicines for all patients. We have focused our efforts on influencing the government and have had numerous meetings with TDs and senators. We have made a number of presentations in Leinster House including a formal presentation to the Joint Oire- achtas Committee on Health and Children earlier this year. Our success has opened up opportuni- ties to make medicines more affordable globally. In addition to our ongoing activ- ities such as hosting public educational events and political lobbying, this year we intend to focus on building stronger partnerships with patients affected by or concerned about unaffordable medicines.
the need for a new system of research and development is increasingly evident. There are many potential solutions to the crisis of high priced medicines and many of these solutions would rely on policy changes at national and interna- tional level. For example: • The pharmaceutical industry must be required to justify its prices and be trans- parent on alleged underlying costs • Public funding contributing to medical research must be reflected in the drug price • An alternative to the patent monopo- ly-based incentive must be created. This would involve the creation of a fund by governments to incentivise research directly through mechanisms such as grants or prizes • Where a medicine is unaffordable, gov- ernments should give consideration to invoking international legislation and issuing a ‘compulsory licence’ to over- ride a patent and to manufacture a drug ‘generically’ in order to ensure access • Governments must negotiate in groups to increase their purchasing power. In 2015 a few patients and healthcare professionals came together and in 2016,
In order to take on new activities we need to expand the group’s membership. Nurses have always had a special role as advocates for their patients. If you are interested in joining the campaign to improve access to medicines, thereby improving patients’ lives, we would love to hear from you. We meet on the third Wednesday of every month in the Comhlámh office in Dublin. To find out more, visit our website: www.accesstomedicines.ie or email us on accesstomedicinesireland@gmail.com Ciara Conlon is an activist with Access to Medicines Ireland. This article was written with the help of Kieran Harkin and Sheila Fitzgerald, both patient advocates with AMI References 1.Flynn C.Terminal cancer patient pleads with government to pay for drug that could prolong her life. Journal.ie 2015.Available fromwww.journal.ie 2.‘t Hoen E.Private Patents and Public Health.Health Action International 2016.Available from: www.haiweb.org 3.Miller J,Humer C.Novartis $2 million gene therapy for rare disorder is world’s most expensive drug.Reuters 2019.Available fromwww.reuters.com 4.UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose 2018. The people’s prescription: Re-imagining health innovation to deliver public value.Available from:www.ucl.ac.uk 5.Sherman E.The Top Most Profitable Industries And Their Impact On Low-Income People.Forbes 2019. Available fromwww.forbes.com Savings of € 695
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