Thai civil society opposes patent on an influenza drug, now used for COVID-19
NewsFavipiravir, originally approved as an influenza drug, is being used to treat COVID-19 patients with pneumonia, alongside anti-malarial and anti-retroviral...
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“Women must be able to decide what they want – for themselves”
InterviewYupa, 46, from Lamphun, Thailand, is advocating for women to have more choices and control over their own sexual and...
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Jeed: HIV treatment was like winning the lottery
Interview“I was diagnosed with HIV at 21, in 1995. Treatment wasn’t available in Thailand at the time, all they could...
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“Children are suffering side-effects from sub-standard HIV treatment”
InterviewThe longer that HIV antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) have been around, the more that is being discovered about long-term side-effects. In...
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“If a pharma exec saw my baby die they’d still overprice their drugs” – Noi, Thailand
InterviewWritten by Gemma Taylor. Noi, 48, is a regional coordinator for the Issan region of Thailand, with the Thai national...
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To achieve universal health coverage, people living with HIV and marginalized communities must be at the centre – says APN+
Call to action NewsOn Universal Health Coverage Day (12 December), our campaign partner the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV (APN+)...
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World AIDS Day GALLERY: Communities work for optimal HIV treatment in Thailand
Photo galleryWhen Jeed found out he was living with HIV he made funeral arrangements so that his mother wouldn’t have to....
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Old wine in new bottles: Keep TRIPS-plus provisions out of the RCEP FTA!
OpinionIntellectual property barriers, which would hinder access to affordable medicines, have supposedly been removed from the draft RCEP free-trade agreement...
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Kularb’s story: Optimal treatment would reduce HIV-related stigma
Interview“I was told I’d have to wait for 10 more people to die before I could get treatment.” Kularb found...
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Thailand: Evergreened patents cause unwarranted high drug prices
Interview NewsTransnational drug manufacturers’ tactics of obtaining unmerited patent applications have unnecessarily raised healthcare costs and impeded the growth of domestic...
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