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| Founded | 2001 |
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Key people | Justin Mendoza, Executive Director, UAEM North America Anna Peiris, Executive Director, UAEM Europe |
| Website | www |
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) is a student-led organization working to improve access to and affordability of medicines around the world, and to increase research and development of drugs forneglected tropical diseases.
Supported by a board of directors and guided by an advisory board that includesPartners in Health co-founderPaul Farmer and Nobel LaureateSir John Sulston, UAEM has mobilized hundreds of students on more than 100 campuses in more than 20 countries.[1] These student advocates have convinced universities worldwide to adopt equitable global access licensing policies for licensing their medical research, in order to make life-saving health innovations affordable and accessible in low and middle income countries.
UAEM has published two student-led research projects. The "University Report Card", which ranks universities on their contributions to global health, received coverage inThe New York Times.[2] Reports were released for universities in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[3]
"Re:Route" maps of biomedical research and development (R&D) alternatives.[4]
The organization has worked globally on a campaign aimed at encouraging theWorld Health Organization to discuss an R&D agreement. In 2019, it began a two-year campaign targeting agencies providing public funding for biomedical research around the world under the name "Take Back Our Medicines" (TBOM).[5]
In March 2020, UAEM launched the "Free the Vaccine for COVID-19" campaign in conjunction with theCenter for Artistic Activism, with the primary goal to ensure that publicly-fundedCOVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines would be sustainably priced, available to all and free at the point of delivery.[6][7]
The basic units of the organizations are called chapters. A chapter is a self-organised group of students, primarily based at an academic institution often with faculty support. Chapters range in size, from more intimate groups of 2 or 3, to larger gatherings of around 30 or more students.[8] UAEM chapters are present in theUS,United Kingdom,Canada,Australia,Iran,India,Brazil,Sudan,Austria,Switzerland,Germany,Denmark and TheNetherlands.
