Harpreet Ram
President GARDaccess
Harpreet Ram is President and Founder of EVR Consulting, established in 2011, specializing in enhancing Global Medical Affairs capabilities within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. Recognized for driving operational excellence and transformative progress, she has recently focused on improving access to rare disease therapies in low-to-middle-income countries. She founded the Global Alliance for Rare Disease Access (GARDaccess) under the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD), fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration to create sustainable pathways for delivering essential medications to underserved populations.
Seminars
Monday 23rd March 2026
Workshop E: Navigating Complex Ethical, Patient-Centric & Paid-for Challenges in EAPs
11:45 am
- Balancing fairness and feasibility when demand for access exceeds available supply
- Exploring ethical and operational challenges in paid-for EAP models, and understanding their implications for patient trust and regulatory compliance
- Using digital platforms, registries, and AI-driven tools to bring greater transparency and consistency in patient selection
- Managing expectations and communication with patients, physicians, and advocacy groups when programs evolve, wind down, or require difficult trade-offs
Thursday 26th March 2026
Rapid Fire Solutions: Building Ethical & Compliant Chargeable Access
11:00 am
- Skip the theory and dive straight into what works. This fast-paced practical session explores real-world approaches to chargeable access through case studies from countries piloting subscription models, tiered pricing, co-pay caps, and other innovative strategies. In interactive exercises, co-design practical access blueprints, testing pricing, eligibility, payer mixes, and ethical safeguards. Leave with actionable frameworks and tools to implement fair, sustainable, and compliant paid access programs in diverse healthcare settings.
