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Geneva, 9 March 2021—As governments prepare to meet for another round of talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) tomorrow, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) urged the small number of governments that continue to block a landmark waiver on intellectual property (IP) during the pandemic to immediately reverse their stonewalling and allow formal
GENEVA (REUTERS) - Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staged a protest at the World Trade Organisation on Thursday (March 4) against what it said was the rich world's reluctance to waive patents and allow more production of Covid-19 vaccines for poorer nations.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HeadlineMar 05, 2021 In Geneva, Switzerland, members of Doctors Without Borders held a protest outside the headquarters of the World Trade Organization Thursday demanding a waiver on patent rights for COVID-19 drugs and vaccines. South Africa and India are leading an effort that would temporarily allow for the production of generic versions of the life-saving products. Stephen Cornish, director-general of Doctors Without Borders-Switzerland, joined Thursday’s protest. Stephen Cornish: “If we had the waiver, we’d be able, in a number of countries, to scale up production right now, which ...
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