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Posted April 11, 2019 by ITPC


GTPI has presented an argument to the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI) to invalidate the patent granted for the drug daclatasvir....

Read more about Activists file post-grant opposition challenging a patent preventing purchase of cheaper treatment for hepatitis C

Posted April 6, 2019 by ITPC

“I was told I’d have to wait for 10 more people to die before I could get treatment.” Kularb found...

Read more about Kularb’s story: Optimal treatment would reduce HIV-related stigma

Posted March 20, 2019 by ITPC

The All-Ukrainian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (the Network) has received an official letter from Merck, dated 15 March...

Read more about Advocacy in Ukraine results in drastic price reduction for HIV drug, raltegravir

Posted March 13, 2019 by ITPC

Author: Andresa Porto – Political Scientist and member of GTPI. Now that the Brazilian government’s new party blocs have been...

Read more about Watching Brazil: In defence of democracy and human rights

Posted February 14, 2019 by ITPC

Author: Andresa Porto – Political Scientist and member of GTPI. Translated from Portuguese, original version here. This is the first...

Read more about Watching Brazil. New monthly column analyzing the impact of Bolsonaro’s politics on civil society and access to medicines

Posted January 25, 2019 by ITPC

Activists gathered outside a Kiev Court to highlight the huge amount of money being wasted on an overpriced drug, due...

Read more about Action against AbbVie. Money that could treat HIV patients ‘goes up in smoke’ in Kiev

Posted January 9, 2019 by ITPC

We’re gearing up for the next, expanded phase of our campaign. We’re determined that pharmaceutical companies and governments must #TreatPeopleRight...

Read more about Looking back to build on our success. Making more medicines affordable in 2019

Posted November 30, 2018 by ITPC

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Dr Amit Sengupta, our friend, colleague, and an inspiring treatment activist who...

Read more about Dr Amit Sengupta, a treatment activist who dedicated his life to universal access, dies age 60

Posted November 15, 2018 by ITPC

First published by KELIN. ‘This meeting gives me hope that we can build a solid movement across Eastern and Southern...

Read more about African civil society plans for regional collaboration in tackling intellectual property barriers

Posted August 10, 2018 by ITPC

This new report by our partner I-MAK analyzes the twelve best selling drugs in the United States and shows how...

Read more about Overpatented, overpriced: How excessive pharmaceutical patenting is extending monopolies and driving up drug prices