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Access to medicines and treatment
Patients in Control demanded a two-fold reduction of the price for Kaletra in Russia

A protest action took place opposite to the office of Abbott in Moscow., with 25 activists of Patients in Control initiative and other organizations demanding a two-fold reduction of the price for the life-saving drug “Kaletra”. The event was organized as a “Cabbage Festival” (the expression “to chop cabbage” in Russian is an idiom meaning “to make a lot of money”).

Published
30 November 2012
From
EATG
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
African civil society calls on President Museveni to veto the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill

The AIDS and Rights Alliance (ARASA), a partnership of over 60 civil society organisations working in southern Africa to promote a rights-based response to HIV and TB, calls on the President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, to take leadership and veto the passing of the Anti Homosexuality Bill.

Published
28 November 2012
From
ARASA
Activism
Aids activists held after naked protest in John Boehner's office

Three female Aids activists have been arrested after taking off their clothes in the lobby of the speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner.The protesters said they wanted to highlight the "naked truth" about potential spending cuts in HIV programs that could result from a failure to reach a deal over the fiscal cliff.

Published
28 November 2012
From
The Guardian
Hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C Reaching Crisis Levels; Requires Coverage for Routine Screenings

As the countdown to implementation of the Affordable Care Act begins in earnest, experts on the front lines in fighting viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS issued this harsh assessment regarding escalating levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection: unless policymakers require insurers to cover the costs of screening everyone at potential risk for HCV, rates of cirrhosis and liver cancer will continue to rise and become a major drain on the healthcare system.

Published
28 November 2012
From
National Summit on HIV and Viral Hepatitis press release
HIV prevention policy
New Strategic Plan for AIDS Foundation of Chicago

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has identified three major goals it will address as a result of upcoming changes from the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. health care reform), according to an AFC statement.

Published
28 November 2012
From
Poz magazine news
Tuberculosis and HIV
Civil Society Call For Urgency In TB Control

Some 100 TB activists marched through the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on the afternoon of 14th November 2012, landing at the opening ceremony of the 43rd Union World Conference on Lung Health, just as delegates from over 120 countries were taking their seats in the Plenary Hall. They were an outspoken crowd, demanding more ambitious targets for stopping TB, increased funding to meet those targets and an end to the use of impolite and negative language in the TB community.

Published
16 November 2012
From
Citizen News Service
Pharmaceutical industry
Drug pricing must remain "absolute domain" of companies, says ABPI

The patient voice in the assessment of value of medicines needs to be louder than it is at present, but the pricing of medicines "has to remain the absolute domain of companies," the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has stated.

Published
15 November 2012
From
Pharma Times
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Ugandan LGBT Coalition urges extreme caution when foreigners advocate against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

While the Ugandan Anti-homosexuality Bill is about to pass, the Ugandan LGBT community is urging caution at this time.

Published
15 November 2012
From
O-blog-dee-o-blog-da (blog)
Sex workers
Malawi sex workers unite in push for better health care

Malawi's estimated 20,000 sex workers have united to fight harassment and improve access to health care, launching a registered alliance on Friday.

Published
12 November 2012
From
Africa Review
Access to medicines and treatment
Four NGOs ask NIH to grant open licenses to ritonavir patents under Bayh-Dole March-in provisions

On October 25, 2012, the American Medical Students Association (AMSA), Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) and the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) filed a petition (attached here) requesting that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant Bayh-Dole Act march-in rights for the patents held by Abbott Laboratories relevant to the manufacture and sale of ritonavir, a federally funded invention that is much more expensive in the United States than in Canada, Europe or other high-income countries.

Published
26 October 2012
From
Knowledge Ecology International
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