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Harvard and five other institutions of higher learning signed a statement articulating their commitment to promoting medical technology accessibility to developing countries on Monday, stirring both criticism among students that the University did not do enough.
In the document, entitled “Statement of Principles and Strategies for the Equitable Dissemination of Medical Technologies,” the constituents have agreed that “intellectual property should not become a barrier to essential health-related technologies needed by patients in developing countries.?...
Krishna M. Prabhu ’11, a member of the Harvard chapter of the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), said that he thought that medical patents were problematic and adversely affect human health in developing countries such as India and China.
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