COVID-19 – entering year three of normalizing profit over life
Medicine Equality Now! OpinionMarch 2022 marked the beginning of the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The status quo hasn’t changed: as pharmaceutical...
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Bolsonaro and the Pharmaceutical Industry Are United Against Access to Medicines in Brazil
Call to action Medicine Equality Now! News OpinionA new chapter of Bolsonaro’s deliberate strategy to spread the coronavirus has begun. This time, his government is partnering with...
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Pharma continues to lie about the necessity of vaccine patents – don’t be fooled
Medicine Equality Now! News OpinionIt’s an interesting time for intellectual property (IP) rights. Last week, we here in the UK watched with more than...
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Why my vaccine doesn’t reassure me
OpinionI received my first COVID-19 vaccine last week. I’m 42, with no known underlying health conditions, and I’m not a...
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COVID-19: While richer countries talk, the poorest of us are left behind
Medicine Equality Now! News OpinionThis month – coinciding with World Vaccination Week and World Intellectual Property (IP) Day – behind closed doors, members of...
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“Training the next generation of treatment activists in Central America”
Opinion“Only around half of people living with HIV across Central America have access to life-saving treatment. The picture when it...
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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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HIV activists are essential to the COVID-19 response
News OpinionThe legacy of HIV activism is approaching a 40-year history, one which is inextricably linked with the actions of pharmaceutical...
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COVID-19 & TB: Why whether you live or die is a matter of justice, not science
OpinionJohnson & Johnson, a brand built on images of happy gurgling babies and the tagline ‘no more tears’, has the...
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New money for old drugs: COVID-19 is not a profit-making opportunity
OpinionTo try to limit the catastrophic impact of COVID-19, a huge amount of funding has been invested into scientific development...
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