Moldovan patients and CSOs stood against the patent monopoly on bedaquiline
Medicine Equality Now! NewsIn 2019, 1.4 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) – which is the leading cause of death among people living...
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No one left behind: generational transfer of knowledge as essential for universal quality treatment
Interview Medicine Equality Now!In Kazakhstan, many people living with HIV waited for years to access treatment with old generation antiretrovirals (ARVs). These medicines...
Access to optimal treatment for HIV in Kazakhstan: as prices go down, so does stigma
Interview Medicine Equality Now! NewsMMA’s campaign partner in Kazakhstan, Answer, focuses on reducing prices, and improving access to optimal treatment for HCV, viral hepatitis...
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Brazilian House of Representatives approves bill to suspend patents: finally lives before profits?
Medicine Equality Now! NewsTwo months ago, the Brazilian Senate approved a law project bill (Law Project 12/21) that allows the country to expand...
Samarn: Activists fought for my right to survive – and won
Interview Medicine Equality Now! News“Back in 1994, when I was in my early 20s, I fell ill while doing construction work in Bangkok. That’s...
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Thailand’s opposition against Gilead’s patent application: overcharging what?
Medicine Equality Now! NewsEarlier this month, Thai civil society opposed Gilead’s Sciences’ patent application on remdesivir, which has been trialled in the treatment...
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Editorial corrections: Pfizer’s NYT advert
Medicine Equality Now! NewsPfizer made 9.6 billion in net profit last year alone – 2021 is set to be an even more lucrative...
Medicine Equality Now! A fight for survival
Medicine Equality Now! NewsWorld Trade Organization (WTO) members have, so far, had over eight months to back the TRIPS waiver, first proposed by...
Kenyan artists for Medicine Equality Now!
Medicine Equality Now! NewsThis Sunday, performances created and directed by an artist collective in Nairobi, Kenya will raise awareness of the need for...
From ally to active partner: Indonesia 62nd country to co-sponsor the TRIPS waiver
Medicine Equality Now! NewsThere is rapidly growing support for the TRIPS waiver – a proposal first tabled by India and South Africa –...
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