Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S36-S41, October 2008

Public–private partnerships advance contraceptive research and development

CONRAD, Arlington, VA 22209, USA

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA

Received 25 March 2008; accepted 25 March 2008. published online 26 August 2008.

Abstract 

The concept of public–private partnerships as a way to tackle global health problems is discussed. It is noted that surveys of such partnerships have not included contraception and contraceptive research and development (R&D), since pregnancy is not regarded as a disease. Nevertheless, there has been an attempt to apply the concept to improve maternal health through establishment of the Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research (CICCR) and its involvement with the AMPPA projects. The outcome of the CICCR initiative is discussed. Actions for the future are outlined.

Keywords: Public–private partnerships, GHP, Contraceptive R&D

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 Please see the Author Disclosures section at the end of this article.

PII: S0010-7824(08)00275-8

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2008.03.017

Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S36-S41, October 2008

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