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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...
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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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Gilead sues Russia: Private company challenges a country’s right to protect public health
NewsIn January this year, the Russian Federation took decisive action, to put public health before the profit of private companies,...
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Russian Federation’s updated patent law puts public health first
NewsThe Russian Federation parliament voted this week (13 April 2021) to enshrine into the law the country’s right to enact...
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