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Using brand names to prescribe drugs should stop in the interest of public health, says KM Gopakumar, legal researcher and legal advisor on medicine access and intellectual property at Third World Network

The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations defending social justice and the rights of forest peoples in forest policies.

There appears no end in sight to the raging crisis gripping the West African sub-region in view of the military coup that ousted the democratically

Such a situation exists because of the massive resources of those multinational companies and their collaborators who are trying to spread GM crops to not

Farm Radio staff in Ghana met with stakeholders to discuss the support rural people need as they navigate the consequences of climate change. Find out key takeaways from their discussion.

Christian Aid says the World Bank and its rich country member governments such as the UK must find ways to mobilise public finance, for example through taxing polluters, in ways that prioritise human rights and the mission to tackle poverty.

Civil society organisations say they are disappointed with World Bank recommendations to phase out support for the sugar sector and increase taxation.

Some Residents of Ada have expressed great disappointment in members of the so-called Ada Songor Lagoon Association (ASLA) for their persistent attacks on Electrochem Ghana Limited, Dr Daniel McKorley, the Chiefs and Traditional leaders of Ada and by extension, the President of the Republic of Ghana, HE Nana Akufo-Addo. The…

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Diplomats give the cold shoulder to the World Trade Organization’s new idea for how to harmonize carbon pricing systems worldwide.