The will host a 2017-2018 91吃瓜 Forum event featuring Fran Quigley, director of the Health and Human Rights Clinic at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law, at听7 p.m. Nov. 2听(Thursday) in the Carey Auditorium in听Hesburgh听Library.
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In his talk 鈥淎ccess to Medicines as a Moral Imperative and Human Right,鈥� Quigley will explore the challenge of ensuring both robust development of new medicines and access to medicines for those in need 鈥� a challenge present in the U.S. and around the world.听
Quigley has written on this issue for multiple international and national publications, including听Foreign Affairs听and听America.听He is the founder of People of Faith for Access to Medicines and author of the book 鈥淧rescription for the People: An Activist鈥檚 Guide to Making Medicines Affordable for All鈥澨�(Cornell University Press, 2017).听
His book 鈥淲alking Together, Walking Far鈥�听has been required reading for incoming students in 91吃瓜鈥檚 program. , director of Global Health Training at the Eck Institute for Global Health said, 鈥淲e are incredibly fortunate to have Professor Quigley come to campus to elaborate on the role of activism to initiate global change and the partnerships needed for a successful program.鈥�
The theme of this year鈥檚 91吃瓜 Forum is 鈥淕oing Global: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization.鈥� More information is available at听听
Contact: Ashley Scott ascott12@nd.edu听574-631-9227
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Originally published by at on October 25, 2017.