Dear Friends,

Please take a few minutes to read and sign the Philadelphia Consensus Statement of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. The statement is at the core of a movement to make medicines developed at academic institutions accessible for communities living in extreme poverty in the developing world. By supporting this statement, we can begin to work together toward a world that recognizes health care as a human right, a world that provides equitable access to medical care for all.

TO READ THE STATEMENT: http://www.essentialmedicine.org/cs/?page_id=3 TO SIGN THE STATEMENT: http://consensus.essentialmedicine.org

You can also read TIME.com's coverage of UAEM at:
http://time.blogs.com/global_health/2006/11/essentialmedici.html.

Please forward this widely so we can make our voices heard, and visit www.essentialmedicines.org to learn how to get more involved.