Sarojini N. from Sama participated in the Round Table on Clinical Trials, held in Berlin, Germany on 8th October 2015. The Round table was co-organised by Wemos, SOMO, European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) The round table provided a… Continue reading
An eight-member advisory committee with expertise in areas of public health, pharmacology, policy analysis, clinical trials, bioethics and law was appointed to guide the research and provide alternative strategies on the ethical concerns of the research. Three members of the… Continue reading
Sama organised a two-day International Consultation Bio(Medical) Economies Today: Understanding Issues of Ethics, Markets and Labour on 29- 30 May, 2015 in Delhi. Major themes discussed in the consultation included the processes of co-constitution of economy and biomedical technologies, how women’s reproductive… Continue reading
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
