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MSF provides free telemedicine consultation for COVID-19 patients in India ExpressPharma
January 19, 2022
MSF doctors and nurses are available on the toll-free helpline 24 hours a day and seven days a week, and will conduct consultations, be able to issue e-prescriptions...
US supports waiving IP for COVID vaccines pharmatimes
May 07, 2021
The Biden-Harris Administration has voiced support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID vaccines, in the hope of ramping up access in low-income countries hit by the virus, marking a u-turn on the US' initial opposition to the move.
Countries must build consensus around proposal to waive certain IP during COVID-19 pandemic: MSF expresspharma
December 16, 2020
All COVID-19 health tools and technologies should be true global public goods, free from the barriers that patents and other intellectual property impose, it states.
MSF welcomes EU pharmaceutical strategy but challenges key intellectual property issue expresspharma
November 27, 2020
According to a peer-reviewed analysis by MSF medicines used in the treatment of hepatitis c and cancer showed companies do not need SPCs to recoup R&D investments.
MSF urges government authorities to include patented drugs in upcoming NLEM expresspharma
September 15, 2020
Also recommends inclusion of different formulations of insulin in the upcoming NLEM.
MSF warns high prices of tuberculosis drug expressbpd
October 25, 2018
Calls on US pharma corporation Johnson & Johnson to cut key TB drug price in half
MSF secures generic hepatitis C treatment at $120 expressbpd
November 06, 2017
According to MSF, dramatic price drop from $147,000 should allow countries to provide treatment for millions of people
MSF approaches Delhi HC to challenge unmerited patent grant for pneumonia vaccine expressbpd
October 17, 2017
MSF hopes that Indian Health Ministry will consider issuing a government use license, to encourage manufacturers to continue with phase III clinical trials of PCV13
Withdraw ‘TRIPS-plus’ proposals: MSF to Japan, S Korea financialexpress
May 08, 2017
Response targets the 18th round of the RCEP trade talks, to be held in Manila this week
MSF calls on Japan and South Korea to drop the harmful RCEP measures financialexpress
February 24, 2017
Japan and South Korea are aggressively pushing for measures in the RCEP agreement that would emphasise stronger pharma corporation power at the expense of public health, threatening millions of lives globally