I applaud you!
Barbara
At 08:49 AM 4/29/2003 +0800, Gavin Mooney wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Having given the matter considerable thought and discussed it with various
> colleagues, we have now withdrawn from the International Health Economics
> Association (iHEA) Conference in San Francisco. This is in protest against
> the US government's policy on Iraq and on related matters. In our view that
> policy is likely to lead inter alia to yet greater inequalities in income
> across the globe and in turn to greater health inequities.
>
> We have no disagreement with iHEA. It just so happens that the conference in
> June is in the US.
>
> We have each apologised to the organisers (who have been understanding) and
> do so to any of you who is in any way adversely affected by our withdrawal.
>
> Others who share these feelings have decided to attend iHEA. We hope that
> those who do choose to go might, as we have suggested to the organisers,
> attempt to have a session which would allow open debate about these matters.
>
> With best wishes
>
> Lucy Gilson Di McIntyre Gavin Mooney Michael Thiede Haroon Wadee
>
>
Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH
School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
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