drrimmer, 28 days ago to auspol ‘Overwhelming’ need for royal commission into Covid pandemic response in Australia, Senate committee finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/22/overwhelming-need-for-royal-commission-into-covid-pandemic-response-in-australia-senate-committee-finds #auspol #COVID19 #access2meds #health #auslaw “When an extraordinary event of the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic occurs it would be foolish not to reflect on how society responded to it, to learn valuable lessons that can be applied in the future,” Senator David Shoebridge says in additional remarks in the report.
‘Overwhelming’ need for royal commission into Covid pandemic response in Australia, Senate committee finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/22/overwhelming-need-for-royal-commission-into-covid-pandemic-response-in-australia-senate-committee-finds #auspol #COVID19 #access2meds #health #auslaw “When an extraordinary event of the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic occurs it would be foolish not to reflect on how society responded to it, to learn valuable lessons that can be applied in the future,” Senator David Shoebridge says in additional remarks in the report.
drrimmer, 1 month ago to humanrights South Africans take on big pharma for access to ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis drug https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/18/cystic-fibrosis-patient-south-africa-cheri-nel-lawsuit-big-pharma-generic-drugs-trikafta-access-vertex Cheri Nel cannot afford Vertex’s Trikafta medicine, so she is suing to end ‘patent abuse’ and allow a generic version #patent #access2meds #SDGs #humanrights
South Africans take on big pharma for access to ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis drug https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/18/cystic-fibrosis-patient-south-africa-cheri-nel-lawsuit-big-pharma-generic-drugs-trikafta-access-vertex Cheri Nel cannot afford Vertex’s Trikafta medicine, so she is suing to end ‘patent abuse’ and allow a generic version #patent #access2meds #SDGs #humanrights
drrimmer, 3 months ago to ip 'International talks aimed at creating a treaty to prevent another COVID-19 catastrophe are nearing collapse. This impasse is due to the refusal of countries such as the US, Canada, and Germany to compromise on Big Pharma’s intellectual property rights.' https://jacobin.com/2024/02/pandemic-treaty-intellectual-property-big-pharma #pandemictreaty #access2meds #WHO #IP
'International talks aimed at creating a treaty to prevent another COVID-19 catastrophe are nearing collapse. This impasse is due to the refusal of countries such as the US, Canada, and Germany to compromise on Big Pharma’s intellectual property rights.' https://jacobin.com/2024/02/pandemic-treaty-intellectual-property-big-pharma #pandemictreaty #access2meds #WHO #IP
drrimmer, 4 months ago to random Why the world’s first pandemic treaty may never happen https://www.politico.eu/article/pandemic-treaty-negotiations-countries-risking-failure-covid-who-sharing-mechanism/ 'A recent draft of the agreement, obtained by POLITICO, indicates that countries have shifted little in their initial positions on key provisions in the text, including on intellectual property rights, sharing information around pathogens, and transfer of technology.' #access2meds #pandemictreaty
Why the world’s first pandemic treaty may never happen https://www.politico.eu/article/pandemic-treaty-negotiations-countries-risking-failure-covid-who-sharing-mechanism/ 'A recent draft of the agreement, obtained by POLITICO, indicates that countries have shifted little in their initial positions on key provisions in the text, including on intellectual property rights, sharing information around pathogens, and transfer of technology.' #access2meds #pandemictreaty
drrimmer, 5 months ago to random Moderna loses a COVID vaccine patent in Europe amid heated clash with BioNTech, Pfizer https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/covid-19-patent-war-rages-biontech-win-moderna-european-patent-ruled-invalid #patent #COVID19 #access2meds #litigation
Moderna loses a COVID vaccine patent in Europe amid heated clash with BioNTech, Pfizer https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/covid-19-patent-war-rages-biontech-win-moderna-european-patent-ruled-invalid #patent #COVID19 #access2meds #litigation
drrimmer, 9 months ago to random All eyes remain on US government patent dispute with Gilead https://pharmaphorum.com/sales-marketing/all-eyes-remain-us-government-patent-dispute-gilead #HIV #access2meds #patent #PrEP
All eyes remain on US government patent dispute with Gilead https://pharmaphorum.com/sales-marketing/all-eyes-remain-us-government-patent-dispute-gilead #HIV #access2meds #patent #PrEP
drrimmer, 11 months ago to random Leaked Text of Pandemic Treaty - Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and 'Benefit Sharing' Linkage Remain https://healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-updated-pandemic-accord-draft-sees-watered-down-text-on-publicly-funded-r-pathogen-access-and-benefit-sharing-linkage-remain/ #pandemictreaty #access2meds
Leaked Text of Pandemic Treaty - Updated Pandemic Accord Draft Sees Watered Down Text on Publicly-Funded R&D; Pathogen Access and 'Benefit Sharing' Linkage Remain https://healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-updated-pandemic-accord-draft-sees-watered-down-text-on-publicly-funded-r-pathogen-access-and-benefit-sharing-linkage-remain/ #pandemictreaty #access2meds
drrimmer, 1 year ago to random ‘Profiteering’ of Covid pandemic must never be repeated, world figures warn https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/11/profiteering-of-covid-pandemic-must-never-be-repeated-world-figures-warn #COVID19 #access2meds #vaccineequity #nationalism #profiteering The Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, former first lady of South Africa and Mozambique Graça Machel and former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon are among nearly 200 signatories to a letter calling on governments to “never again” allow “profiteering and nationalism” to come before the needs of humanity, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Profiteering’ of Covid pandemic must never be repeated, world figures warn https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/11/profiteering-of-covid-pandemic-must-never-be-repeated-world-figures-warn #COVID19 #access2meds #vaccineequity #nationalism #profiteering The Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, former first lady of South Africa and Mozambique Graça Machel and former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon are among nearly 200 signatories to a letter calling on governments to “never again” allow “profiteering and nationalism” to come before the needs of humanity, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.