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“You will never fight a virus with hate and discrimination”
InterviewAn interview with Evghenii Golosceapov, Director of Advocacy at Positive Initiative, a Moldovan NGO and partner of the Make Medicines...
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Thailand rejects Fujifilm’s COVID-19 related patent request
NewsThis development is a significant success for civil society which has been urging the Department of Intellectual Property to take...
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US support for waiving IP protections on COVID-19 vaccines: “Extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary measures”
NewsA statement released 5 May 2021, from the United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for...
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Plotting history: TheBodyPro interview on documenting COVID-19
Interview NewsTheBodyPro interviewed Tracy Swan, activist and Make Medicines Affordable consultant, on how the COVID-19 timeline came about during the pandemic....
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Brazilian Senate votes to suspend patents during pandemic
NewsTreatment activists are celebrating after the Brazilian Senate took a historic step to remove barriers that prevent access to essential...
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Fight for Life! 20 years of patient-led activism and success in Ukraine
NewsOur partner, 100% LIFE, has been fighting for the rights of people living with HIV in Ukraine for 20 years....
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Vera: “Gender equality is key to increasing HIV treatment”
InterviewVera was treated like she was “worthless” during her first pregnancy and labour. The humiliation and stress that she went...
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Thailand COVID-19 drug: Costly delays are risking people’s lives
NewsThai civil society urges the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) to reject Fujifilm-Toyama’s patent requests for favipiravir, a drug which...
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Guatemala adds to list of countries opposing Gilead’s patent applications on remdesivir
NewsTrials into remdesivir have not demonstrated the impact that many had hoped for, in terms of treating COVID-19 patients, although...
