India Makes Landmark Drug Ruling
A court has dismissed a petition by a drug company that challenged the strict patent requirements that makes it a major supplier of generic medicines globally.
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Africa:
Activists Rally Against Norvartis Attack on Generics Industry
MSF, 11 July 2012
Activists from around the world gather in Cape Town and rally against Novartis' attack on the 'pharmacy of the developing world' as the case heads to the Indian Supreme Court. Read more »
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Africa:
Trade Talks Threaten Access to Aids Drugs
allAfrica, 7 May 2012
Humanitarian aid has come a long way in the last 40 years, says the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr. Unni Karunakara, but he warns that… Read more »
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Kenya:
Court Ruling on Generic Drugs Sets Precedent for the Region
allAfrica, 4 May 2012
Thousands of people living with HIV and Aids in East Africa were given new hope on 25 April 2012, when a high court judge in Nairobi ruled that Kenya’s anti-counterfeit law… Read more »
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South Africa:
Need to Take Battle for Health to Global Level
Health-e, 11 July 2012
The time has come for social activists to campaign for a Global Constitution on the Right to Health ending the current status quo where "our ill health is politically constructed… Read more »
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South Africa:
Lessons Learned From Tenofovir Shortage
Health-e, 17 June 2012
The recent shortage of a crucial antiretroviral drug, Tenofovir, is but just a symptom of an underlying general problem of health management in South Africa. Part of this is the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Patents Versus Access to Drugs
Health-e, 14 May 2012
Lifesaving drugs under disputed patents could become more easily available in future depending on the outcome of a case before the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on… Read more »