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Pfizer says to appeal over India drug patent refusal
US drug giant Pfizer said Friday it will appeal against an Indian ruling overturning a patent for a cancer drug, saying the decision raises questions ...
Read moreSisters in Death – Women in Kenya profiting from ARVs
In the video below NTV Kenya investigates a story of HIV+ women in various slums in Kenya who profit from ARVs given to them. [youtube_video ...
Read moreTechnology opens the doors of Africa’s health sector
By Fiona Graham Technology of business reporter, Nairobi and Kampala WATCH: In Kenya, only the very richest are guaranteed quality healthcare. The BBC’s Fiona Graham ...
Read moreUganda needs 3,000 surgeons
By Francis Kagolo http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/631729-uganda-needs-3-000-surgeons.html The high rate of brain drain is continuing to wound Uganda’s health sector with fresh revelations indicating the country is short ...
Read moreDo We Really have Drug Shortage?
Analysis by Paul Abusharizi Nalongo’s son had just undergone an operation and it was long past the time he was supposed to get his final ...
Read moreJudgment on generic medicines – Kenya’s first victory on the right to health
Kenya is celebrating after a landmark judgment on Friday <20 April> ruled that sections of the Anti-Counterfeit Act 2008 will not apply to generic medicines ...
Read moreProperty Rights Leave Access to Medicine Wanting
By Flavia Lanyero Experts have decried the sluggish stride Uganda is making to utilise provisions for flexibilities under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property ...
Read moreWill the UN backtrack on accessible medicine?
By James Love A plan to create ‘cancer prizes’ would eliminate patent monopolies for cancer drugs, and instead grant prizes to innovators who create new ...
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