compulsory licence

MSF is deeply concerned about the text and the intention of the August 21 draft Chairman’s statement that may accompany the “Motta text” when it is submitted for consideration...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 21 August 2003
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Since Doha, some Members have attacked both the spirit and intent of the Declaration, putting the interests of their pharmaceutical industries ahead of the health of the world’s poor. Meanwhile,...

Report – Last updated 27 August 2003
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Abstract One-third of the world’s population lacks access to the most basic essential drugs. For the destitute sick in the developing world, the price of medicines can determine whether...

Op-eds & Articles – Last updated 02 February 2004
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One by one, countries are trading away their people’s health in “free trade” agreements with the United States. These countries are being pushed to accept extremely restrictive intellectual...

Briefing – Last updated 01 May 2004
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL For the Wall Street Journal (Bangkok’s Drug War Goes Global, March 7, 2007) to assert that by issuing compulsory licenses on AIDS and heart medicines,...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 14 March 2007
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November 11, 1999, Amsterdam - In the week leading up to the start of World Trade Organisation negotiations in Seattle, the Dutch Minister for Development, Minister Herfkens, gave her full support for...

Press Release – Last updated 18 July 2011
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October 29, 2004 - Médecins Sans Frontières is encouraged to see a proposal by the European Commission that sets out rules to allow the export from the European Union of generic medicines...

Press Release – Last updated 27 July 2011
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14 November 2001, Doha, Qatar - The one hundred and forty two countries meeting at the 4th WTO ministerial conference in Doha clearly affirmed that governments are free to take all necessary measures...

Press Release – Last updated 18 July 2011
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Geneva, 20 December 2002 - Delegates at the WTO TRIPS Council have failed to reach an agreement on the issue of the implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha declaration on TRIPS and Public Health....

Press Release – Last updated 18 July 2011
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Geneva, 12 February 2003 - In ongoing negotiations in Tokyo this week, the WTO is discussing a deal that could severely limit developing countries’ access to affordable medicines. Médecins...

Press Release – Last updated 18 July 2011
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