The GeneXpert diagnostic testing technology from the US corporation Cepheid, and its parent company Danaher, has revolutionised rapid, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and other diseases, since entering the market in 2010. Yet, due to the high cost of the GeneXpert test cartridges, many countries are not able to scale up testing for all people who need lifesaving diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
MSF and civil society organizations (CSOs) in South Africa sent the following letter to the embassies of countries blocking or delaying the TRIPS Waiver on COVID-19 medical tools.
MSF sent a letter to the new United States Trade Representative requesting that the Special 301 Report, starting from the 2021 edition and onward, does not penalize countries for using public health safeguards in their national laws or ...
To Help End the Pandemic as Quickly as Possible and Restore U.S. International Cooperation, Please End Trump’s Blockade of the COVID-19 Emergency Waiver of WTO Rules So More Vaccines and Treatment Can Be Produced
Civil society organizations signed on to this letter are encouraged that you would like to contribute to addressing the global challenges of inadequate supply and inequitable access to COVID-19 medical products, especially vaccines.
Civil society groups and MSF have sent another letter, urging donors, countries and other international health actors to reiterate its demands that Cepheid stop overcharging and undersupplying LMICs.
An open letter by Christos Christou, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), asking governments blocking or delaying the decision on a landmark request at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to stop stalling the ...
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cepheid has overcharged and undersupplied COVID-19 tests for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ahead of the next round of price negotiations between the COVID-19 Diagnostics Consortium ...
Civil society organisations, activists and international organisations working on access to Covid-19 technologies, wrote a letter to pharmaceutical corporations making COVID-19 vaccines to inquire about their companies’ plans to ensure ...
Since October 2020, MSF has reached out to governments calling for support of the landmark proposal for a waiver of certain intellectual property provisions under the TRIPS agreement during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have received ...
On 19 November 2020, more than 100 civil society organisations, including MSF Access Campaign, sent an open letter to European Parliament calling for support for India, South Africa, Eswatini and Kenya´s landmark proposal for a ...