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Ellen F. M. 't Hoen (born 1960) is an international medical activist. She is an expert in medicines policy and intellectual property law and has been a consultant to a number of countries and international organisations. In 2005 and 2006 she was listed as one of the 50 most influential people in intellectual property in the world by the journal ''Managing Intellectual Property''.
't Hoen trained as a lawyer – earning a master's degree from
Ellen F. M. 't Hoen (born 1960) is an international medical activist. She is an expert in medicines policy and intellectual property law and has been a consultant to a number of countries and international organisations. In 2005 and 2006 she was listed as one of the 50 most influential people in intellectual property in the world by the journal ''Managing Intellectual Property''.
't Hoen trained as a lawyer – earning a master's degree from Amsterdam University
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...
– and a social worker. However, she has spent the main part of her professional life as an activist for patients rights and more equitable pharmaceutical policies.
She won several awards for her work on the effects of exposure to the drug diethylstilbestrol
Diethylstilbestrol (DES), also known as stilbestrol or stilboestrol, is a nonsteroidal estrogen medication, which is presently rarely used. In the past, it was widely used for a variety of indications, including pregnancy support for those with a ...
(DES)
in the 1980s and 1990s, including the prestigious Harriet Freezerring award in 1989. In 1981 she co-founded DES Action the Netherlands.
In 1990 she joined Health Action International
Health Action International (HAI) is a non-profit organization based in The Netherlands. Established in 1981, HAI works to expand access to essential medicines through research, policy analysis and intervention projects. The organization focuse ...
to head the policy and campaigns unit. From 1996 until 1999 she was the international coordinator of the independent medicines journal ''La Revue Prescrire/Prescrire International'' and the International Society of Drug Bulletins
The International Society of Drug Bulletins works to increase the sharing of high quality information on medical treatments and medication between countries. It was started in 1986 and is supported by the World Health Organization.
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(ISDB).
She joined Médecins sans Frontières
(MSF; pronounced ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) or charity of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. M ...
in 1999. Until end 2008 't Hoen was the policy and advocacy director of the Médecins sans Frontières' campaign for the access to essential medicines. At the 61st World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states. It is the world's highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states.
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in 2008, 't Hoen coined the phrase " pharma fraud" for use in discussions and resolutions involving illegal activities in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
Until May 1, 2012, 't Hoen was the first executive director of the Medicines Patent Pool
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is a Unitaid-backed international organisation founded in July 2010, based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its public health driven business model aims to lower the prices of HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis C medicines and ...
, co-founded by UNITAID
Unitaid is a global health initiative that works with partners to bring about innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat major diseases in low- and middle-income countries, with an emphasis on tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS and its deadly co ...
.
She is currently also a research fellow at the University of Amsterdam doing research on the implementation of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health.
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