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Current requests

Macmillan cancer support
In April 2008 Angela Alexander will be trekking along the Great Wall of China, in remote areas north of Beijing. She hopes to raise £6,000. Anyone wishing to donate can do so through the Just Giving website.

Books to Iraq
A “Books to Iraq” appeal has been set up by Iraqi and UK pharmacists in order to help raise funds for the supply of new academic textbooks to the eight schools of pharmacy within Iraq. UK donations can be made payable to “Books to Iraq” and sent to

Books to Iraq
c/o Anthony Cox, School of Pharmacy, Aston University
Birmingham B15 7ET

International donations can be made at www.bookstoiraq.org.uk
Further information from admin@bookstoiraq.org.uk

Send your requests for sponsorship, recycling or other to editor@pharmj.org.uk


The Recycling Appeal would like to receive any old mobile phones or printer cartridges. Proceeds will support a charity of your choice more

The British Lung Foundation are seeking volunteers to help run local Breathe Easy groups, a network of support groups for people living with lung disease more

Drug donations

Pharmaceutical Journal (7 January 2006)
· News (Drug donations cause health and economic problems)

Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Guidance on export of medicines PDF (35K)

World Health Organization
· Guidelines for drug donations PDF (75K)

Pharmaceutical Journal (22 January 2005)
· Letter (Communication is essential)

Pharmaceutical Journal (15 January 2005)
· Letter (Let us get it right)

Pharmaceutical Journal (1/8 January 2005)
· Letter (Not a dumping ground)

Humanitarian assistance: who should provide it and what does it involve? PDF (60K)

Inter Care (Medical aid for Africa)
collects appropriate surplus medicines

see also letter

Resources

Global fund
to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

Department for International Development
www.dfid.gov.uk

Drug Donations
www.drugdonations.org

European Community
Humanitarian Office

Hunger Task Force
www.hungertaskforce.org

Médicins Sans Frontières
www.msf.org

MERLIN (Medical Emergency Relief International)
www.merlin.org.uk

Pan American Health Organization
Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance

The Sphere Project
www.sphereproject.org

World Health Organization
Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy


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