Sarojini N from Sama presented a paper on Clinical Trials in India at the British Sociological Association Conference 2015 at the Glasgow Caledonian University between 13 – 19 April 2015. Her presentation was part of a panel on Commercialisation of Clinical Research in India,… Continue reading
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) had placed the draft of the National Health Policy 2015 in the public domain for comments and feedback. Sama in its submission emphasised the need to include and strengthen provisions towards safeguarding… Continue reading
Sama provided critical feedback and comments on the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2015. While acknowledging the positive aspects of the proposed amendments that were missing in the Drugs and Cosmetics Act earlier, Sama’s inputs focused primarily on sections dealing… Continue reading
A two-day national seminar was organised by Sama along with LOCOST, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Third World Network (TWN) on 14th and 15th July, 2014 in Delhi. Participants included Principal Investigators (PIs) involved in conduct of clinical research,… Continue reading
A two-day capacity building workshop on Ethics and Regulation of Clinical Trials in India, was organized by Sama in Bhopal on 19-20 December, 2013 towards informing and initiating dialogue and building capacities of students, fellow activists, media persons and others in the… Continue reading
Comments on the report of the Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury Expert Committee to formulate policy and guidelines for Approval of new drugs, clinical trials and banning of drugs, July 2013 were sent to the Union Minister for Health and Family… Continue reading
