EU scrutinises industry-patient group relations
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The European Patients' Forum (EPF) is to publish the details of the private sector sponsorship of its member organisations, following criticism that undisclosed commercial interests may be influencing advocacy policy, against the interests of the wider healthcare industry. The move follows the decision by the European Commission to launch, in early 2006, the European Transparency Initiative (ETI), a project headed by Commission vice-president Siim Kallas.