PHM-Exch> PHM-TWN Webinar_Access Barriers to Covid-19 Therapeutics & Diagnostics: A Case for TRIPS Waiver

[Jyotsna Singh]

Dear Friends,


The TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organisation is meeting in
mid-October. In the run-up, People's Health Movement and the Third World
Network are organising a panel discussion on therapeutics and diagnostics.


We invite you to join the discussion.




Access Barriers to Covid-19 Therapeutics &
Diagnostics: A Case for TRIPS Waiver


Panel Discussion



Therapeutics are crucial for an effective pandemic response, especially
since current vaccines do not offer effective protection against the
Covid-19 infection. WHO has approved two IL-6 blockers (tocilizumab and
sarilumab) and neutralising monoclonal antibody (casirivimab and imdevimab)
as Covid-19 treatment. There are major concerns about the timely
availability and affordability of these treatments in many parts of the
world, especially in developing countries. Several other anti-viral
therapeutics and inhibitors of Janus kinases (JAK) are at advanced stage of
development. But there is no guarantee that these will be available at an
affordable cost. Diagnostics also constitute a critical pillar in the fight
against Covid-19. However, affordable and accurate diagnostic kits still
remain elusive.


People’s Health Movement and the Third World Network are organising this
webinar to highlight the role of therapeutics and diagnostics in containing
Covid-19, barriers in accessing them, and the potential of TRIPS Waiver to
achieving equitable access.


*Speakers:*


Michelle Childs
Director-Policy Advocacy, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative – DNDi


Christa Cepuch
Pharmacist Coordinator, MSF Access Campaign


Reshma Ramachandran
Physician-Fellow, Yale National Clinician Scholars Program


*Chair:*


Jyotsna Singh
People's Health Movement  (PHM)


*Date: 6**th** October*


*Time: 2pm CEST (9 AM Rio/ 2 PM Cape Town/ 5.30 PM New Delhi/ 8 PM Kuala
Lumpur)*


*Registration: **https://bit.ly/2Y5rw6W* <https://bit.ly/2Y5rw6W>


Best,

Jyotsna
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