Access to medicines
Is Big Pharma’s pollution deregulation campaign fueling the next pandemic?

Big Pharma keeps pushing for weaker pollution standards despite proven risks to human and environmental health

Public Pharma: still a missing debate in mainstream academia

Despite drug shortages and soaring prices, mainstream academia continues to ignore Public Pharma as a solution

WHO Budget WHO Executive Board to discuss substandard medical products: what is it all about?

The WHO Executive Board will discuss global health priorities this week, including substandard and falsified medical products, with key implications for public pharmaceutical initiatives

Patent law changes in Indonesia may hinder access to life-changing medicines

Indonesia’s new patent law has raised alarm over potential barriers to accessing life-saving medicines

London activists push Gilead to lower price of new HIV drug

Protesters condemn Gilead for prioritizing exorbitant profits over public health, accusing the pharmaceutical company of obstructing widespread generic production of new HIV drug lenacapavir

Can Serbia “cure” its public pharmacies?

Pharmacy services in Serbia have become entirely profit-driven, with the needs of the population pushed aside

Public Pharma vs. abusive prices: the case of the latest HIV-prevention drug

The high price tag on the HIV drug lenacapavir underscores the widespread dysfunction within Big Pharma

Violent conflicts have stalled global vaccination rates, putting children at risk for preventable diseases

Four years after the onset of COVID-19, children’s vaccination rates are stalling and declining. Armed conflicts and weakening of public health systems are to blame

29 years without Jonas Salk: against the normalization of the absurd

Nearly three decades after Jonas Salk’s passing, his legacy continues to highlight the need for building a different pharmaceutical industry

Presence of dengue in Europe raises public health concerns

An increase in local dengue transmissions reported by EU public health agencies has raised concerns about outbreak risks as climate change makes the region more suitable for Aedes mosquitoes

Countdown to consensus: will the Pandemic Treaty deliver global health equity?

Negotiations surrounding the Pandemic Treaty continue as the deadline for endorsing the new mechanism approaches. However, the version under discussion fails to address critical issues pertaining to health equity

Colombia to make HIV treatment more accessible through compulsory licensing

The Colombian government recently issued a compulsory license for HIV drug dolutegravir, making the treatment more accessible for thousands of people