September 8, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
On August 1, 2008, then Deputy Chief of Mission in the Moscow Embassy Eric Rubin sent a cable that looked at the medical clinical trials industry in Russia.
These are a few of the highlights:
September 6, 2011
KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
Feb 28, 2003 | Turkey | Consulate Istanbul | Differences Among U.s. Firms Give Rise To New Association Of Research-based Pharmaceutical Companies
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From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
This cable signed by US Ambassador to Poland Victor H. Ashe provides a through and very tough critique of PhRMA’s submission to the 2009 Special 301 list. Ashe rejects every one of PhRMA’s main points, and explains why continually putting Poland on the Special 301 list is counter productive.
September 6, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
A high profile campaign to promote the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer in Romania was described by Embassy officials as a failure, and a ” textbook case of how not to conduct a public vaccination campaign.” Among other things, the campaign featured a Merck sponsored visit by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Here are some highlights from the cable:
This July 9, 2008 cable concerns the collaboration between the US government and the pharmaceutical industry to lobby Finland on the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs. The cable was written by Michael A Butler, then the Deputy Chief of Mission in Helsinki, and is worth a read. Among other things, the cable says :
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