Groundbreaking Counterfeit Drug Conference in New Delhi

Consumer advocates, industry leaders and government officials are congregating on Tuesday December 7th to discuss the problems of counterfeit drugs. After opening remarks by industry and government officials, technical sessions on patient safety, healthcare delivery, regulatory mechanisms and technological safeguards will be conducted. The final session of the day will be a panel discussion on the development of greater access to safe medicines in India.

Consumer advocates, industry leaders and government officials are congregating on Tuesday December 7th to discuss the problems of counterfeit drugs. After opening remarks by industry and government officials, technical sessions on patient safety, healthcare delivery, regulatory mechanisms and technological safeguards will be conducted. The final session of the day will be a panel discussion on the development of greater access to safe medicines in India.

Mr. Bejon Misra, Trustee of the Consumer Online Foundation will conduct opening remarks. He will be followed by two keynote speakers: Mr. Scott A. LaGanga, Deputy Vice President, PhRMA and Executive Director of Partnership for Safe Medicines, USA, and Mr. Vince H. Suneja, First Secretary, MAC (USDOC), US Embassy. Additional remarks will be made by Mr. Devendra Chaudhary, IAS, Joint Secretary to The Government of India, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr. S. M. Jharwal, Chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Government of India and S. Krishnan, Chairman of Healthy You Foundation.

The conference will be held at the India Habitat Centre, in New Delhi.