Healthy Skepticism questions conflict of interest
Healthy Skepticism Inc is an international organisation who target misleading advertising of drugs. Lately, they’ve put attention on not-for-profit health organisations receiving sponsorship from pharmaceutical companies. The latest health advocacy group they’ve pointed the finger at is Kidney Health Australia, who have put the call out on their website for corporations to join “partnerships” tailored to suit their organisational and industry objectives. Among the sponsors of Kidney Health Australia is Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, who produce drugs which treat side effects of Kidney diease. The Wire’s Juliette Robinson spoke to Healthy Skepticism’s Dr Peter Mansfield, on the questionable relationship between corporate sponsors and health advocacy groups.