MSF Access
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MSF Access
@MSF_access
We advocate for access to & development of lifesaving medicines, tests & vaccines for people in MSF programmes & beyond. #MedicinesShouldntBeALuxury
Joined May 2009
- ⚡This is huge: The US 🇺🇸 is putting lives over profits and will back the #TRIPSWaiver. When will 🇦🇺🇧🇷🇨🇦🇯🇵🇨🇭🇳🇴🇬🇧🇪🇺 choose humanity, choose solidarity, and get on the right side of history?These extraordinary times and circumstances of call for extraordinary measures. The US supports the waiver of IP protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic and we’ll actively participate in @wto negotiations to make that happen.
- #Pfizer lowered the price of the pneumonia vaccine for humanitarian orgs. It's a step in the right direction! bit.ly/2fjq7RO
- Replying to @MSF_accessWe call on Cepheid to drop the price of the GeneXpert test for TB and all other diseases to $5, so many more lives can be saved. Join us in tweeting @CepheidNews & @DanaherCorp to choose people over profits! 👉bit.ly/48hwMUO ⏰#TimeFor5
- ⚡Countdown: The UN TB High-Level Meeting is in just 🔟 days! @JNJNews: Don’t enforce any secondary patents for bedaquiline, so more people can get this lifesaving drug. @CepheidNews: Drop the price of all GeneXpert tests to $5, so more people can be tested & treated faster.
00:00 - 🚨 BREAKING NEWS: “Today’s price announcement by Cepheid and its parent corporation Danaher is an important step in the right direction, and comes after years of public pressure to reduce the price of the TB Xpert tests.” @StijnDx
- What’s wrong with this map? Wealthy countries are blocking a proposal that would allow more countries to manufacture & access #COVID19 medical tools. This is wrong. It's time for global solidarity, not profiteering. Help us change the story 👇 bit.ly/3qqAaH2
- HUGE WIN! We welcome @JNJNews's announcement to not enforce patents on lifesaving #TB drug #bedaquiline in low- and middle-income countries, finally paving the way for access to affordable generic versions for all. #MedicinesShouldntBeALuxury
- We gathered today w/ @johngreen & other #TB activists in NYC’s Battery Park – welcoming yesterday’s 20% price reduction of #GeneXpert #TB tests by @CepheidNews @DanaherCorp. But also calling for price drops for other expensive tests, like the $15 #XDR-TB test. #PeopleOverProfits
- The significant progress made towards controlling Neglected Tropical Diseases has recently stalled due to COVID, as well as substantial aid cuts. As leaders gather in Rwanda for the NTD summit, what needs to happen to get us back on track? #BeatNTDs msf-access.medium.com/starting-over-…
- BREAKING ⚡@MSF calls for NO PATENTS or PROFITEERING on #COVID19 drugs, tests, and vaccines in pandemic. ⚠️ Rationing because of high prices and insufficient supply will prolong the pandemic. #MedicinesShouldntBeALuxury
- We’re excited to add two new ✅ to our map! This is an historic moment- the US & New Zealand have taken a huge step towards global solidarity. Now it´s time for 🇦🇺🇧🇷🇨🇦🇯🇵🇨🇭🇳🇴🇬🇧🇪🇺 to support the #TRIPSwaiver for ALL #COVID19 medical tools.
