UAEM EUROPEAN YOUTH ESSAY COMPETITION

Description

There are massive disparities in global access to life-saving medical technologies. A third of the world’s population lacks affordable access to lifesaving medicines, and more than one billion people are affected by one or more “neglected diseases”, which only draw a tiny fraction of global R&D investment.

Increasingly, this global access and innovation crisis is beginning to take its toll in settings that were traditionally labelled “high-income”. For example, cuts in health coverage and increasing co‐payments result in a growing access to medicines crisis in Southern, Central and Eastern European countries. The exorbitant price tags of new oncology and Hepatitis C products are subject to an increasingly heated debate, and there is a growing public concern about the complete lack of research in new antibiotics and vaccines.

It’s time that citizens around the world demand a more equitable, needs-driven system of medical research and development. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) would like to hear YOUR thoughts and ideas! Take participation in their essay contest and help envision a future where medical innovations reach all who need them, regardless of nationality or income.


Eligibility

   - below the age of 30, and be current residents of a European country;
   - be interested in Global Health, Human Rights and Access to Medicine topics;
   - be creative, open-minded and full of ideas.


Prizes

   - 1st Prize: 250 € prize money + an all-expenses paid participation at UAEM’s April 2015 European Conference in London, UK + essay
     published via UAEM’s website;
   - 2nd Prize: 150€ prize money + essay published via UAEM’s website;
   - 3rd Prize: 100€ prize money + essay published via UAEM’s website.


Deadline: 24 November 2014

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