3436.0 APHA International Health Film Festival: Session IV: Trade and Patenting

Monday, November 5, 2007: 6:30 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: As a result of attending, participants will have increased knowledge of the topics raised in the films; and will understand the vital role that film and video can play in addressing public health and international health issues.

Welcoming Remarks
Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification. Directed by John De Graaf & Hana Jindrova. Mexico, the Netherlands, UK, Sweden, USA and Canada 57 min. Bullfrog Series. Description: Buyer Be Fair looks at two major trade goods- timber and coffee- to find out how certification works and whether it helps the world’s poor, and its lands? Can the lessons from certification of timber, by the Forest Stewardship Council, and coffee, by Fair Trade, be applied to other products?
Kill or Cure. Directed by Reena Mohan 27 min. Bullfrog Series. Description: India’s $4.5 billion pharmaceutical industry that serves the worlds poor is at a crossroads
Discussion

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Organized by: APHA-Film & Technology Theater
Endorsed by: International Health

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