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The next COVID-19 crisis: A vaccine apartheid endangering us all
The West bought billions of vaccines fast and cheap, leaving poorer nations waiting longer and paying more. Published by The...
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Civil society files lawsuit against Thai Department of Intellectual Property as “failure to reject TB patent is unlawful”
Translated 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
Japanese 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
The first pan-genotypic Hepatitis C drug, which can be prescribed without the requirement for expensive and limited testing to determine...
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Activism is “keeping your feet on the ground”
Interviewed by Gemma Taylor. “I am from a traditional family in Manipur. The way we were brought up was to...
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Getting India’s struggling Hep-C services re-open during COVID-19
For 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
A 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
2020 will be remembered for COVID-19. The scale of the pandemic highlights the urgent need to ensure equitable access to...
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Natalia: “You only live once (YOLO), make it positive!”
An interview with Natalia, a former team member and friend of 100% LIFE, our campaign partner in Ukraine, and life-long...
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A Tribute: Dr. Mongkol Na Songkhla – Putting Health Before Trade
We 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
Johnson & Johnson’s TB drug, bedaquiline (BDQ) can improve lives. The pediatric version is not substantially different to the adult...
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“Training the next generation of treatment activists in Central America”
“Only around half of people living with HIV across Central America have access to life-saving treatment. The picture when it...