(1/2) Good news everyone! Stop TB Partnership has released a statement that Johnson & Johnson has granted licenses allowing their Global Drug Facility to “tender, procure, and supply generic versions of #bedaquiline for the majority of low- and middle-income countries, including countries where patents remain in effect.”
(https://www.stoptb.org/news/global-drug-facility-update-access-to-bedaquiline)
This is a huge win in the fight against #tuberculosis in places hardest hit by multiple drug resistant TB.
Johnson and Johnson is trying to extend their patent on life saving tuberculosis medication. This will result in 6 million unnecessary deaths. Call them out. Spread the word.
Today John Green, author and one of the #vlogbrothers, posted a heartbreaking video about Johnson & Johnson’s unfortunate decision to patent a component of a #tuberculosis drug. Preventing the rollout of generic #bedaquiline will result in millions of TB deaths over the next four years.
Since I know many people here on dftba.club deleted their twitters, I’ll repost john and hank’s tweets regarding #JohnsonAndJohnson’s quest to kill millions with treatable #Tuberculosis to make a few more bucks on #Bedaquiline.
I’ll post them as unlisted replies to this toot to minimize spam, so if you want to view them you can follow me or return to this post later.
I’m currently on mobile so I’ll be a bit slow due to alt text taking a bit to write.
Johnson & Johnson is poised to kill hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people with treatable #Tuberculosis by exploiting loopholes in order to extend their monopoly on the drug #Bedaquiline after already having had 20 years of patent protection.
J&J think you won’t care because it’ll mostly be impoverished people in poor countries who will die. Prove them wrong.