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ALLIANCE FOR A STRONGER FDA www.StrengthenFDA.org Education and Advocacy to To learn about the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, click here for a fact sheet or read "A Strong FDA is Good for America" from the January 2007 edition of Regulatory Affairs Focus. Reprinted with permission. The Alliance for a Stronger FDA has 180 members, including 3 former Secretaries of HHS and 6 former FDA commissioners. For a membership list, click here. Major Newspapers Editorialize for FDA Funding
FDA Commissioner Provides First-Ever "Professional Judgement Letter" on FDA's Immediate Resource Needs (May 14, 2008) Administration Request for FDA Fails to Meet US/Global Needs: FDA’s FY 2009 Budget Continues Long History of Inadequate Resources for Consumer Protection (February 4, 2008) FDA Advisors Declare "FDA Science and Mission at Risk": Broad-ranging Report Concludes that Increased Resources Are An Essential First Step (January 29, 2008) Results of Congressional Action on FDA Appropriations for FY 2008 (revised January 27, 2008) Two Page Summary of the FDA Science Board Report: "FDA Science and Mission at Risk" (January 22, 2008) FDA Advocacy Organizations Merge as "Alliance for a Stronger FDA": New Alliance Will Have 172 members, Envisions Unity of Message and Greater Effectiveness (December 14, 2007) Every Friday, the Alliance updates its members. Click here to read recent reports. Links to key reports on FDA’s resource needs:
The Alliance for a Stronger FDA has elected 20 directors to its Board for 2008. For a list of directors, click here. In addition, the Board has elected the following officers for 2008: Wayne Pines, President; Scott Faber, Vice President; Nancy Myers, Treasurer; Caroline Smith DeWaal, Secretary. In addition, Andrew Emmett and Diane Dorman sit on the Executive Committee with the officers. For a copy of our 2008 membership dues structure, click here. To join or obtain more information about the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, contact: Ladd Wiley, Executive Director, lwiley@StrengthenFDA.org. 202-887-4211, or Steven Grossman, Deputy Executive Director, sgrossman@StrengthenFDA.org, 301-879-9800.
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