News items related to: Call to action
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Russian patient organizations ask Gilead to disclaim patents for Truvada
On 3 September 2020, 25 patient organizations working within the HIV response in Russia published an open letter to Gilead...
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USA-Kenya Trade Agreement: No IP barriers to affordable medicines
“Access to medicines is a fundamental element of the right to health” states our partner, the Kenya Legal and Ethical...
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CPTPP: Global civil society writes to Thai Prime Minister warning access to treatment is at risk
Civil society groups and non-government organizations in Thailand have, since March 2020, been expressing their grave concerns over the adverse...
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CSO Open Letter to Thailand’s Prime Minister
CSO Open Letter to Thailand’s Prime Minister and the Chairperson of the Special Committee on the Study of the CPTPP’s...
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Belarus: Civil society pushes for compulsory license as dolutegravir remains overpriced
Positive Movement (PMPlus) in Belarus, one of our partner organizations, is an NGO representing people living with HIV, advocating for...
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Morocco: Parliament urged to ensure access to future COVID-19 treatment and vaccines
This week, civil society in Morocco has called for the urgent removal of unnecessary legal barriers, which are “tailor-made for...
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Argentina: Fundación GEP opposes Gilead’s patent application on remdesivir
Our partner, Fundación GEP, has filed a patent opposition against Gilead’s patent application on remdesivir before the Argentinean Patent Office....
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Civil society asks WHO and Unitaid to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 technologies – and that commitment is binding
In an open letter, sent to Unitaid, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States today, 86 civil society...
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Activists urge Eurasian states to order more affordable medicines, after HIV patent is dropped
AbbVie has waived its patent rights for HIV drug, lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r), in many parts of the world, including for the...
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Open letter: Prepare NOW for equitable access to COVID-19 treatments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Organizations working on health and rights in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region, have called on governments to...
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Possible treatments for COVID-19 could all be made for $1 a day, say researchers: Pharma must not profit from a pandemic and countries must ACT NOW.
Drugs currently being used in COVID-19 treatment trials can all be mass-produced affordably, research from the University of Liverpool, published...
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Open letter: COVID-19 underlines the need for 37 World Trade Organization members to reverse a critical decision
As the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC), we have signed an open letter asking 37 World Trade Organization members to...
