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IP negotiations at the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS

UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS is set to take place from 8–10 June 2011 in New York to review progress and chart the future course of the global AIDS response. Member States are expected to adopt a new Declaration … Continue reading

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Press: Free trade pact with four European nations this year

Source: The Hindu, 25.3.2011, by Sujay Mehdudia India and the Europe Free Trade Association (EFTA) are likely to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) entailing a comprehensive bilateral trade and investment agreement by this year after fast tracking of the … Continue reading

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Press: Proposed FTA to raise HIV/AIDS drug prices

Source: IBN live, 8.3.2011, by Ginny Narula Click here to watch the video New Delhi: People people living with HIV/AIDS want to send the government a strong message. More than four lakh people on life-saving anti-retroviral drugs in India could … Continue reading

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Take Action: Global E-Protest against FTAs

Write to members of Indian governement and European Commission to save affordable medicines and access to life-saving treatments in Africa, Asia and Latin America ! The reasons why we must protest For months now, activists around the world have been … Continue reading

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Press: Civil Society Defends Access to Generic Drugs

Source: IPS News, 28.2.2011, Miriam Gathigah NAIROBI, Feb 28, 2011 (IPS) – Access to affordable medicine for millions of people in the South could be at risk if the production and distribution of generic medicine from India is restricted. Campaigners … Continue reading

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Press: ‘FTA with EU will kill HIV patients’

Source: Free Malaysia Today, 28.2.2011, by Patrick Lee Prices of medicine will be beyond reach to many once talks are concluded and they are likely to die as a result. KUALA LUMPUR: A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European … Continue reading

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Protest rally against EU-India FTA on 2nd of March

MEDIA ADVISORY: WEDNESDAY, 2 MARCH 2011 RALLY – 10am, Ramlila Ground to Jantar Mantar, Delhi PRESS CONFERENCE – 2 pm, Foreign Correspondents’ Club HIV+ People From Across India and Asia Say – “DON’T TRADE AWAY OUR LIVES” – in the … Continue reading

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Press: Africa’s Aids patients biggest losers if India/EU drugs deal sails through

Source: The East African, 28.2.2011, by Jeff Otieno Jimmy Gideyi has been on free antiretroviral generic drugs manufactured in India since 2004, when he was confirmed HIV positive. In the past decade, the 56-year-old man has received a constant supply … Continue reading

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Press: EU’s pharma trade hoax

Source: The Hindu Business Line, 25.2.2011, by Tahir Amin/Priti Radhakrishnan The proposed India-EU trade pact is riddled with intellectual property provisions that would harm India’s 2005 Patent Act. Last month, the global health community cheered when India’s patent office ruled … Continue reading

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Press: Monopoly on pesticide test data set to be extended to 5 years

Source: Economic Times, 24.2.2011 NEW DELHI: The government has proposed an increase in the monopoly period enjoyed by pesticide manufacturers over test data , used to support claims for the efficacy of their products, to five years. The proposals form … Continue reading

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