Civil society files lawsuit against Thai Department of Intellectual Property as “failure to reject TB patent is unlawful”
News Press releaseTranslated from the original press release published in Thai, by The Standard and Prachathai. On 2 February 2021, a civil...
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“No more delay – reject patent request for potential COVID-19 drug” urges Thai civil society
NewsJapanese company Fujifilm-Toyama has filed for patents on favipiravir in Thailand. Favipiravir is an antiviral drug which has been used...
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Pan-genotypic Hep-C drug added to Thai health system
NewsThe first pan-genotypic Hepatitis C drug, which can be prescribed without the requirement for expensive and limited testing to determine...
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Getting India’s struggling Hep-C services re-open during COVID-19
Interview NewsFor the estimated 6-12 million people living with Hepatitis C in India, access to treatment was already way below the...
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Russian government issues its first health-related compulsory license
NewsA new year signals a new approach to access to medicines in the Russian Federation. Remdesivir, a drug patented by...
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New data demonstrates the impact of patents in Ukraine
News Research2020 will be remembered for COVID-19. The scale of the pandemic highlights the urgent need to ensure equitable access to...
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A Tribute: Dr. Mongkol Na Songkhla – Putting Health Before Trade
NewsWe join our partner in Thailand, and activists around the world, to pay tribute to Dr. Mongkol Na Songkhla, a...
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Thailand submits patent opposition on TB drug for children
NewsJohnson & Johnson’s TB drug, bedaquiline (BDQ) can improve lives. The pediatric version is not substantially different to the adult...
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Vietnam’s route to optimal, affordable HIV treatment
NewsFollowing civil society advice, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health recommended TLD for HIV treatment. This was back in November 2019. Vietnam...
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OPINION: Breaking a ‘vicious cycle’ of overpaying for HIV drugs in Ukraine
News Opinion“In November 2020, Ukraine finally shifted from the overpriced branded version of darunavir (DRV) to the more affordable generic version of...
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