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Brazilian House of Representatives approves bill to suspend patents: finally lives before profits?
Medicine Equality Now! NewsTwo months ago, the Brazilian Senate approved a law project bill (Law Project 12/21) that allows the country to expand...
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Samarn: Activists fought for my right to survive – and won
Interview Medicine Equality Now! News“Back in 1994, when I was in my early 20s, I fell ill while doing construction work in Bangkok. That’s...
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Thailand’s opposition against Gilead’s patent application: overcharging what?
Medicine Equality Now! NewsEarlier this month, Thai civil society opposed Gilead’s Sciences’ patent application on remdesivir, which has been trialled in the treatment...
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Treatment activists – here’s your campaign toolkit!
NewsIntellectual property on essential medicines, vaccines and other health technologies affects us all. Where you live directly impacts on the...
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Editorial corrections: Pfizer’s NYT advert
Medicine Equality Now! NewsPfizer made 9.6 billion in net profit last year alone – 2021 is set to be an even more lucrative...
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Summit for Vaccine Internationalism
NewsAt present rates, it will take 57 years to vaccinate the world against COVID-19. That is why Progressive International is...
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Moving too slowly, and committing too little: Our statement on the G7 and WTO meetings
News Press releaseLast week, World Trade Organization (WTO) members and the G7 both held meetings. Discussions included possible solutions on how to...
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Medicine Equality Now! A fight for survival
Medicine Equality Now! NewsWorld Trade Organization (WTO) members have, so far, had over eight months to back the TRIPS waiver, first proposed by...
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Kenyan artists for Medicine Equality Now!
Medicine Equality Now! NewsThis Sunday, performances created and directed by an artist collective in Nairobi, Kenya will raise awareness of the need for...
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From ally to active partner: Indonesia 62nd country to co-sponsor the TRIPS waiver
Medicine Equality Now! NewsThere is rapidly growing support for the TRIPS waiver – a proposal first tabled by India and South Africa –...
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