News items related to: Medicine Equality Now!
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No one left behind: generational transfer of knowledge as essential for universal quality treatment
In Kazakhstan, many people living with HIV waited for years to access treatment with old generation antiretrovirals (ARVs). These medicines...
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Access to optimal treatment for HIV in Kazakhstan: as prices go down, so does stigma
MMA’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?
Two months ago, the Brazilian Senate approved a law project bill (Law Project 12/21) that allows the country to expand...
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Samarn: Activists fought for my right to survive – and won
“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?
Earlier 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
Pfizer made 9.6 billion in net profit last year alone – 2021 is set to be an even more lucrative...
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Medicine Equality Now! A fight for survival
World Trade Organization (WTO) members have, so far, had over eight months to back the TRIPS waiver, first proposed by...
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Kenyan artists for Medicine Equality Now!
This Sunday, performances created and directed by an artist collective in Nairobi, Kenya will raise awareness of the need for...
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From ally to active partner: Indonesia 62nd country to co-sponsor the TRIPS waiver
There is rapidly growing support for the TRIPS waiver – a proposal first tabled by India and South Africa –...
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Pharma continues to lie about the necessity of vaccine patents – don’t be fooled
It’s an interesting time for intellectual property (IP) rights. Last week, we here in the UK watched with more than...
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COVID-19: While richer countries talk, the poorest of us are left behind
This month – coinciding with World Vaccination Week and World Intellectual Property (IP) Day – behind closed doors, members of...
