The growing need for a strong coordination between the fields of law and medicine in the light of evolving healthcare services and medical technology and research was highlighted at an interdisciplinary dialogue held in Jodhpur on Monday. The stakeholders’ consultation also laid emphasis on institutional partnerships in the two domains.
The dialogue on legal regulation and medical research was organised by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Jodhpur in collaboration with the National Law University (NLU)-Jodhpur. Experts addressing the event called for evolving a safe, transparent and legally robust healthcare system.
Delivering a talk on the patent system and its relevance for medical research, Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur of the Rajasthan High Court threw light on the evolution of pharmaceutical patents, the need to balance monopoly rights with public health concerns, and the significance of anti-evergreening provisions.
NLU-Jodhpur Vice-Chancellor Harpreet Kaur said the interdisciplinary dialogue would strengthen future research and help in the formulation of policies. AIIMS-Jodhpur Executive Director Goverdhan Dutt Puri was also present on the occasion.
The sessions at the consultation were devoted to the subjects such as med-tech regulations, patient safety, compliance mechanisms, medicine and intellectual property rights, innovations, patents, public health and commercialisation of health care services.
