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ASAP European Conference

2015-04-20 by ASAP Global

ASAP European Conference

ASAP and the Collegium Wartinum Foundation invite participants to the first ASAP Europe Conference (June 17-19) followed by a philosophy salon (June 19-21, 2015). To reserve your place, please contact Justine Kolata at jkolata@gmail.com. The events will take place in the beautiful and historic Schloss Wartin in Brandenburg, Germany, a short train ride from Berlin. […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Chapter: Germany

Global Health/Global Justice Conference at Ryerson University: Toronto, May 7-8, 2015

2015-03-25 by ASAP Global

In the last twenty years, extensive and uniform protections of intellectual property rights (IPRs) have been incorporated into the global trading system through initiatives such as the WTO’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. Under this IPR regime, the development of new medicines is driven by the reward of high prices facilitated by temporary market exclusivity. While this method of incentivizing research has produced important innovations, it has also engendered unfortunate consequences. When a new medicine is protected from generic competition, its profit-maximizing price inevitably excludes a large proportion of the world’s population, even in affluent countries such as Canada. As a result of this system of incentives, people suffer and die needlessly as the medicines they need are out of their reach, and research is focused on medicines that can be sold at high prices, rather than on those that would lead to the greatest improvements in human health.

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Chapter: Canada, Project: Health Impact Fund, Ryerson University, Theme: Global Health

ASAP Cambodia and ASAP Southeast Asia Launched During Conference on Sustainable Development

2015-03-04 by ASAP Global

Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia in Phnom Penh held a conference on January 5th and 6th that concluded in the launch of two ASAP chapters: ASAP Cambodia and ASAP Southeast Asia. The conference, titled “Building Thoughtful Collaborations to Help Overcome Regional Problems of Poverty,” focused on sustainable development in developing countries. ASAP President Thomas Pogge was […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Chapter: Cambodia, Chapter: Southeast Asia

ASAP West Africa Holds Successful First Symposium in Nigeria

2015-02-15 by ASAP Global

ASAP West Africa held its first public event on January 27th at the University of Lagos in Nigeria. About 800-1000 people attended the symposium, titled “Political Campaigns Funding and the Looming Tsunami of Poverty.” Dr. Akin Oyebode, Professor of Law at University of Lagos, delivered the keynote address in which he spoke about politics, corruption […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Akin Oyebode, Chapter: West Africa, Nigeria, University of Lagos

Stephen Lewis: Rethinking Sustainability Beyond 2015

2015-02-10 by ASAP Global

Rethinking Sustainability Beyond 2015: An Agenda for Citizen Action — Outcomes Held October 2nd, 2014, 3:00-6:30 pm. ASAP Canada and the Politics and Governance Students Association co-organized this workshop. Sustainability – defined by social, economic as well as environmental dimensions – is emerging as the centrepiece of the new global agreement that will replace the […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Chapter: Canada, Stephen Lewis, Theme: Climate Change

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