#access2meds — Public Fediverse posts
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Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs
Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/18/campaigners-threaten-legal-action-over-uk-us-deal-on-prices-nhs-pays-for-drugs #NHS #access2meds #UKlaw #UKpol -
Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs
Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/18/campaigners-threaten-legal-action-over-uk-us-deal-on-prices-nhs-pays-for-drugs #NHS #access2meds #UKlaw #UKpol -
The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-who-pandemic-treaty-the-wests-fantasy-negotiations-have-put-the-world-at-risk
After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?
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The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-who-pandemic-treaty-the-wests-fantasy-negotiations-have-put-the-world-at-risk
After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?
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An Australian story about the need for accessible and affordable eye care
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/woman-chooses-to-go-blind-after-delays-at-adelaide-clinic/106602574Macular Disease Foundation Australia chief executive Kathy Chapman told 891 ABC Adelaide there was high demand for free and affordable treatment.
"It's a much more common condition than probably the health system has been ready for," she said.
Dr Chapman said about 1.9 million Australians had symptoms of macular disease but only about 40 public hospitals in the nation offered free eye injection treatments."In South Australia there's about six public hospitals out of 23 that we contacted that offer this. Compared to some other states, it can be even lower," she said.
"If we can stop people going blind it's a lot less for the health system to be paying than if you have people go blind and the extra supports that they need then."
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An Australian story about the need for accessible and affordable eye care
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/woman-chooses-to-go-blind-after-delays-at-adelaide-clinic/106602574Macular Disease Foundation Australia chief executive Kathy Chapman told 891 ABC Adelaide there was high demand for free and affordable treatment.
"It's a much more common condition than probably the health system has been ready for," she said.
Dr Chapman said about 1.9 million Australians had symptoms of macular disease but only about 40 public hospitals in the nation offered free eye injection treatments."In South Australia there's about six public hospitals out of 23 that we contacted that offer this. Compared to some other states, it can be even lower," she said.
"If we can stop people going blind it's a lot less for the health system to be paying than if you have people go blind and the extra supports that they need then."
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Doge devastation of global public health and aid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/trump-administration-usaid-doge-cuts #health #access2meds #USpol #aid
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Doge devastation of global public health and aid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/trump-administration-usaid-doge-cuts #health #access2meds #USpol #aid
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Health minister Mark Butler says federal government is ‘not negotiating’ when it comes to removing price protections on common medications
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Health minister Mark Butler says federal government is ‘not negotiating’ when it comes to removing price protections on common medications
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US health agreements across the continent promise funding, but demand access to sensitive data and pathogen samples with few guarantees of equitable benefit-sharing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2026/3/13/uss-new-scramble-for-africa-is-biomedical-imperialism #ABS #access2meds -
US health agreements across the continent promise funding, but demand access to sensitive data and pathogen samples with few guarantees of equitable benefit-sharing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2026/3/13/uss-new-scramble-for-africa-is-biomedical-imperialism #ABS #access2meds -
Moderna faces $5 billion mRNA patent lawsuit after ‘Star Trek’ ruling
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/moderna-faces-5-billion-mrna-patent-lawsuit-after-star-trek-ruling
Judge Wolson used a “Star Trek” metaphor, saying that even with the US Government’s “warp speed” at which the vaccine was developed, the core of patent law is upheld: “don’t copy other people’s inventions.”
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Moderna faces $5 billion mRNA patent lawsuit after ‘Star Trek’ ruling
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/moderna-faces-5-billion-mrna-patent-lawsuit-after-star-trek-ruling
Judge Wolson used a “Star Trek” metaphor, saying that even with the US Government’s “warp speed” at which the vaccine was developed, the core of patent law is upheld: “don’t copy other people’s inventions.”
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New books at the State Library of Queensland.
Fair Doses: An Insider's Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity by Seth Berkley https://www.amazon.com.au/Fair-Doses-Insiders-Pandemic-Vaccine/dp/0520413164/
#books #access2meds #health #vaccines #Covid #COVAX #thenextpandemic
While this book does provide a helpful inside account of the foundation and operation of COVAX, and insights into the struggles for vaccine equity, the failure to properly address the civil society debate over intellectual property and access to essential medicines was perplexing.
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New books at the State Library of Queensland.
Fair Doses: An Insider's Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity by Seth Berkley https://www.amazon.com.au/Fair-Doses-Insiders-Pandemic-Vaccine/dp/0520413164/
#books #access2meds #health #vaccines #Covid #COVAX #thenextpandemic
While this book does provide a helpful inside account of the foundation and operation of COVAX, and insights into the struggles for vaccine equity, the failure to properly address the civil society debate over intellectual property and access to essential medicines was perplexing.
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Bayer's Monsanto sues Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna over mRNA technology
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Bayer's Monsanto sues Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna over mRNA technology
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"Persistent funding shortfalls and the perilous risks facing the global HIV response are having profound, lasting effects on the health and wellbeing of millions of people throughout the world," the UNAIDS agency said on Tuesday, in a report titled "Overcoming Disruption".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/unaids-report-hiv-medicine-shortage-after-aid-cuts-extra-deaths/106054186
The report, released ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, said UNAIDS's community partners had reported deaths of people living with HIV due to the closure of local clinics and treatment programs, although the exact number of additional deaths remained unclear as data collection was ongoing.
#HIV #AIDS #access2meds #UNAIDS #USpol #Aid #health -
"Persistent funding shortfalls and the perilous risks facing the global HIV response are having profound, lasting effects on the health and wellbeing of millions of people throughout the world," the UNAIDS agency said on Tuesday, in a report titled "Overcoming Disruption".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/unaids-report-hiv-medicine-shortage-after-aid-cuts-extra-deaths/106054186
The report, released ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, said UNAIDS's community partners had reported deaths of people living with HIV due to the closure of local clinics and treatment programs, although the exact number of additional deaths remained unclear as data collection was ongoing.
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US to demand countries share data on ‘pathogens with epidemic potential’ in return for health aid https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/08/us-countries-share-data-pathogens-epidemic-potential-health-aid
Draft template seen by the Guardian has no reference to countries receiving benefits for sharing information, such as guaranteed access to medicines developed as a result. #access2meds #PandemicAgreement #ABS
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US to demand countries share data on ‘pathogens with epidemic potential’ in return for health aid https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/08/us-countries-share-data-pathogens-epidemic-potential-health-aid
Draft template seen by the Guardian has no reference to countries receiving benefits for sharing information, such as guaranteed access to medicines developed as a result. #access2meds #PandemicAgreement #ABS
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Australians with oral cancer forced to drain super or remortgage homes to pay for dental prosthetics because of funding gap https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/why-dental-prosthetics-arent-covered-after-cancer/105924804 Professor Clark and his colleagues believe a short-term answer to the issue lies in 3D printing, a technology which has revolutionised medicine in recent years, creating patient-specific devices like prosthetics. #3dprinting #prosthetics #access2meds #health
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Australians with oral cancer forced to drain super or remortgage homes to pay for dental prosthetics because of funding gap https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/why-dental-prosthetics-arent-covered-after-cancer/105924804 Professor Clark and his colleagues believe a short-term answer to the issue lies in 3D printing, a technology which has revolutionised medicine in recent years, creating patient-specific devices like prosthetics. #3dprinting #prosthetics #access2meds #health
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Implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement
WooJung Jon
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12481221/
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Implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement
WooJung Jon
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12481221/
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark Urge Leaders to Use their Power to Make the World Safer from Pandemic Threats
https://theindependentpanel.org/news/ellen-johnson-sirleaf-and-helen-clark-urge-leaders-to-use-their-power-to-make-the-world-safer-from-pandemic-threats/The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, The Power to Lead for a Safer World, Geneva: United Nations, 19 September 2025, https://theindependentpanel.org/documents/the-power-to-lead-for-a-safer-world_the-independent-panel/
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark Urge Leaders to Use their Power to Make the World Safer from Pandemic Threats
https://theindependentpanel.org/news/ellen-johnson-sirleaf-and-helen-clark-urge-leaders-to-use-their-power-to-make-the-world-safer-from-pandemic-threats/The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, The Power to Lead for a Safer World, Geneva: United Nations, 19 September 2025, https://theindependentpanel.org/documents/the-power-to-lead-for-a-safer-world_the-independent-panel/
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Donald Trump imposes 100 per cent tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-26/breaking-trump-tariff-on-drugs/105820198 #trade #tariffs #access2meds #health
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Donald Trump imposes 100 per cent tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-26/breaking-trump-tariff-on-drugs/105820198 #trade #tariffs #access2meds #health
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Before lecturing on the Pandemic Treaty next week, I've been having a deep dive into Intellectual Property, COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic
Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures
Edited by Haochen Sun, The University of Hong Kong, Madhavi Sunder, Georgetown University, Washington DC
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/intellectual-property-covid19-and-the-next-pandemic/C9DE9042D016A4BF9C1D4F09C2F70091 The editors have done a masterful job at capturing the mega-debate over access to essential medicines during the COVID-19 public health crisis. The work also really highlights a lack of preparation for the next pandemic. The same old problems could easily recur again in the future. The collection is also open access - which will make it a great resource for those working in the field.#COVID19 #access2meds #IP #patent #health #trade #pandemictreaty #openaccess #newbooks
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Before lecturing on the Pandemic Treaty next week, I've been having a deep dive into Intellectual Property, COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic
Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures
Edited by Haochen Sun, The University of Hong Kong, Madhavi Sunder, Georgetown University, Washington DC
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/intellectual-property-covid19-and-the-next-pandemic/C9DE9042D016A4BF9C1D4F09C2F70091 The editors have done a masterful job at capturing the mega-debate over access to essential medicines during the COVID-19 public health crisis. The work also really highlights a lack of preparation for the next pandemic. The same old problems could easily recur again in the future. The collection is also open access - which will make it a great resource for those working in the field.#COVID19 #access2meds #IP #patent #health #trade #pandemictreaty #openaccess #newbooks
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Moderna settles Alnylam patent lawsuits over COVID vaccine technology
By Blake Brittain
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/moderna-settles-alnylam-patent-lawsuits-over-covid-vaccine-technology-2025-09-18/
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Moderna settles Alnylam patent lawsuits over COVID vaccine technology
By Blake Brittain
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/moderna-settles-alnylam-patent-lawsuits-over-covid-vaccine-technology-2025-09-18/
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'Melbourne resident Zohreh Sajjad has been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer but her health insurer, Medibank, is refusing to pay for the treatment that will give her the best chance of surviving.
The 49-year-old Iranian woman has already undergone chemotherapy and radiation since being diagnosed with lymphoma last year but the disease has continued to progress.
Her only hope is an innovative form of immunotherapy treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy.
It involves taking the patient's own immune cells and modifying them so when put back in the patient's body they can destroy the cancer cells.
The treatment is potentially curative but it's extremely expensive — costing upwards of $600,000 — and Medibank says the fine print on Ms Sajjad's policy means it isn't covered.'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-30/medical-insurance-cover-cancer-car-t-cell-treatment/105699734
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'Melbourne resident Zohreh Sajjad has been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer but her health insurer, Medibank, is refusing to pay for the treatment that will give her the best chance of surviving.
The 49-year-old Iranian woman has already undergone chemotherapy and radiation since being diagnosed with lymphoma last year but the disease has continued to progress.
Her only hope is an innovative form of immunotherapy treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy.
It involves taking the patient's own immune cells and modifying them so when put back in the patient's body they can destroy the cancer cells.
The treatment is potentially curative but it's extremely expensive — costing upwards of $600,000 — and Medibank says the fine print on Ms Sajjad's policy means it isn't covered.'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-30/medical-insurance-cover-cancer-car-t-cell-treatment/105699734
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Sorry, America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you
John Quiggin https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/01/sorry-america-but-its-not-australias-fault-that-your-healthcare-system-is-failing-you @johnquiggin #access2meds #PBS #health -
Sorry, America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you
John Quiggin https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/01/sorry-america-but-its-not-australias-fault-that-your-healthcare-system-is-failing-you @johnquiggin #access2meds #PBS #health -
Pfizer, BioNTech ask UK court to overturn Moderna's COVID vaccine patent win
By Reuters
July 10, 2025
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/pfizer-biontech-ask-uk-court-overturn-modernas-covid-vaccine-patent-win-2025-07-10/
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Pfizer, BioNTech ask UK court to overturn Moderna's COVID vaccine patent win
By Reuters
July 10, 2025
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/pfizer-biontech-ask-uk-court-overturn-modernas-covid-vaccine-patent-win-2025-07-10/
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A pregnant physician who was denied a Covid-19 vaccine is suing the Trump administration alongside a group of leading doctors associations, charging that the administration sought to “desensitize the public to anti-vaccine and anti-science rhetoric”, according to their attorney.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/pregnant-doctor-covid-19-vaccine-rfk-jr-trump
The lawsuit specifically takes aim at health secretary Robert F Kennedy’s unilateral decision to recommend against Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children.
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A pregnant physician who was denied a Covid-19 vaccine is suing the Trump administration alongside a group of leading doctors associations, charging that the administration sought to “desensitize the public to anti-vaccine and anti-science rhetoric”, according to their attorney.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/pregnant-doctor-covid-19-vaccine-rfk-jr-trump
The lawsuit specifically takes aim at health secretary Robert F Kennedy’s unilateral decision to recommend against Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children.
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US lobby groups urge tariff retaliation against Australia’s affordable medicines
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/08/us-lobby-groups-urge-tariff-retaliation-against-australias-socialised-medicine
US trade representative has been collecting evidence of countries ‘freeloading’ as part of Donald Trump’s tariff campaign
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US lobby groups urge tariff retaliation against Australia’s affordable medicines
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/08/us-lobby-groups-urge-tariff-retaliation-against-australias-socialised-medicine
US trade representative has been collecting evidence of countries ‘freeloading’ as part of Donald Trump’s tariff campaign
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Will UNAIDS sunset by 2030? https://www.devex.com/news/will-unaids-sunset-by-2030-110326 via @Devex #access2meds #HIV #AIDS
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Will UNAIDS sunset by 2030? https://www.devex.com/news/will-unaids-sunset-by-2030-110326 via @Devex #access2meds #HIV #AIDS
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US to stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/25/us-to-stop-funding-global-vaccine-alliance-gavi-health-secretary-says Meanwhile Australia has recommitted to strengthening access to lifesaving vaccines https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/strengthening-access-lifesaving-vaccines #GAVI #health #access2meds
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US to stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi, health secretary says https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/25/us-to-stop-funding-global-vaccine-alliance-gavi-health-secretary-says Meanwhile Australia has recommitted to strengthening access to lifesaving vaccines https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/strengthening-access-lifesaving-vaccines #GAVI #health #access2meds
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US health secretary says US will decline to renew funding for Gavi, a partnership that works to provide vaccines for poorest countries https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/26/rfk-jr-vaccines #access2meds #health #SDGs #GAVI
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US health secretary says US will decline to renew funding for Gavi, a partnership that works to provide vaccines for poorest countries https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/26/rfk-jr-vaccines #access2meds #health #SDGs #GAVI
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'Moderna convinced a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to uphold a ruling that undercut patent infringement claims by biotech company Alnylam pharmaceuticals
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-sides-with-moderna-covid-patent-claims-2025-06-04/
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a Delaware federal court's decision to interpret Alnylam's two patents in a manner that foreclosed its infringement arguments.'
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'Moderna convinced a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to uphold a ruling that undercut patent infringement claims by biotech company Alnylam pharmaceuticals
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-sides-with-moderna-covid-patent-claims-2025-06-04/
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a Delaware federal court's decision to interpret Alnylam's two patents in a manner that foreclosed its infringement arguments.'
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World agrees pandemic accord for tackling outbreaks of disease
Hailed as ‘a victory for public health,’ the agreement aims to build on the lessons of Covid-19 and protect the globe from pathogenic threats.
#access2meds #pandemictreaty #health #covid19 #thenextpandemic #WHO
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World agrees pandemic accord for tackling outbreaks of disease
Hailed as ‘a victory for public health,’ the agreement aims to build on the lessons of Covid-19 and protect the globe from pathogenic threats.
#access2meds #pandemictreaty #health #covid19 #thenextpandemic #WHO
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‘Pandemic potential’ on our doorstep
Australia is “surrounded” by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever closer to these shores. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/antarctica-avian-flu-h5n1-evolution-pandemic-potential/105271154 #flu #influenza #biodiversity #pandemic #access2meds #pandemictreaty -
‘Pandemic potential’ on our doorstep
Australia is “surrounded” by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever closer to these shores. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/antarctica-avian-flu-h5n1-evolution-pandemic-potential/105271154 #flu #influenza #biodiversity #pandemic #access2meds #pandemictreaty -
The World Health Organization has been thrown into crisis by Trump’s order directing the US to withdraw from the agency https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/05/14/dr-mike-ryan-is-dropped-from-who-executive-team-amid-painful-cost-cuts/ Dr Mike Ryan is dropped from WHO executive team amid ‘painful’ cost cuts. Dr Ryan has been managing health emergencies in WHO for the past 27 years, and most recently led WHO’s emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic. #health #access2meds #WHO #pandemics
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The World Health Organization has been thrown into crisis by Trump’s order directing the US to withdraw from the agency https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/05/14/dr-mike-ryan-is-dropped-from-who-executive-team-amid-painful-cost-cuts/ Dr Mike Ryan is dropped from WHO executive team amid ‘painful’ cost cuts. Dr Ryan has been managing health emergencies in WHO for the past 27 years, and most recently led WHO’s emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic. #health #access2meds #WHO #pandemics
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'The World Health Organization (WHO) and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) have... announced a sublicensing agreement between MPP and a Nigerian health technology company – Codix Bio – to start development and manufacturing of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) using technology transferred from global in-vitro diagnostics company – SD Biosensor (SDB). This agreement will contribute to advancing equitable access to vital diagnostic tools through local production, expanding manufacturing capacity in the African Region.' https://www.who.int/news/item/09-05-2025-who-and-medicines-patent-pool-announce-sublicensing-agreement-for-rapid-diagnostic-test-technology #patent #patentpools #access2meds
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'The World Health Organization (WHO) and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) have... announced a sublicensing agreement between MPP and a Nigerian health technology company – Codix Bio – to start development and manufacturing of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) using technology transferred from global in-vitro diagnostics company – SD Biosensor (SDB). This agreement will contribute to advancing equitable access to vital diagnostic tools through local production, expanding manufacturing capacity in the African Region.' https://www.who.int/news/item/09-05-2025-who-and-medicines-patent-pool-announce-sublicensing-agreement-for-rapid-diagnostic-test-technology #patent #patentpools #access2meds