Overcoming Barriers to Access

Photo by Pierre-Yves Bernard/MSF Geneva/New York – 22 August 2017 – Hopes for improved access to an affordable pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) that safeguards both children...

Press Release – Last updated 22 August 2017
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South Africa © Stefan Heunis JOHANNESBURG – On 8 August 2017, the Department of Trade and Industry published the Draft Intellectual Property Policy of the Republic of South Africa,...

Press Release – Last updated 14 August 2017
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NEW YORK, AUGUST 3, 2017—Both chambers of U.S. Congress missed another opportunity to help people living with neglected diseases by passing the FDA Reauthorisation Act (FDARA) of 2017 today without...

Press Release – Last updated 04 August 2017
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Hyderabad, July 21, 2017 - As negotiators for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement meet for another round of negotiations in Hyderabad next week, networks...

Press Release – Last updated 21 July 2017
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Noor Alam (pictured here with his son) was cured of Hepatitis C at MSF's Machar Clinic in Pakistan in 2016 after recieving a generic version of sofosbuvir. Gilead has priced sofosbuvir at $1,000...

Press Release – Last updated 28 June 2017
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India plays an important role in manufacturing and distributing life-saving medicines and vaccines to millions of people across the world. Swaziland 2013 © Giorgos Moutafis New York/New Delhi,...

Press Release – Last updated 26 June 2017
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House Energy and Commerce Committee advances, without fixing key problems, legislation on program intended to incentivize new drugs and vaccines to fight neglected diseases NEW YORK, JUNE 8, 2017—This...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 08 June 2017
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) would like to urge WIPO and its member states to tackle the on-going challenges of spiralling drug prices and neglect of public health priorities in the...

Statements, Speeches, Letters – Last updated 04 October 2016
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New Delhi/Geneva,29 May 2017 Background: On 30 May 2017 (Tuesday), trade talks will resume for the India-EFTA (European Free Trade Association) free trade agreement (FTA) in Liechtenstein,...

Press Release – Last updated 29 May 2017
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This article appeared on Business World Online - Manila, Philippines on May 5, 2017 Manila is set to host the 18th round of the multilateral trade deal -- the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership...

Op-eds & Articles – Last updated 05 May 2017
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