PHM-Exch> Discussion on TRIPS Waiver & State of Play (11th March)

[Jyotsna Singh]

Dear all,

PHM is co-organising the following discussion with Health Gap, ITPC and Our
World Is Not For Sale.


*Two Years of COVID-19 Pandemic, Two Years of Shameful Inequitable
AccessDiscussion on TRIPS Waiver & State of Play*


*Friday, 11th March, 2022*

*12:30 pm GMT *(6:00 pm Delhi/ 2:30 pm Capetown/ 1:30 pm Geneva/ 7:30 am
New York)


*Register Here
<https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0bxdTYVgRrK1nxsTcfwVMA>*


March 11 marks the beginning of the third year of COVID-19 pandemic. Global
response has been a colossal failure as evidenced by the vast inequities
prevailing in access to vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics, worsening
the effects of COVID-19 in the developing world. Meanwhile Big Pharma
enjoys big profits enabled by intellectual property monopolies. The TRIPS
Waiver proposal, co-sponsored by 65 countries and supported globally, aims
to scale-up and diversify production to ensure equitable access. However,
due to the continued opposition of certain developed countries and in
particular the European Union, the WTO has yet to deliver a meaningful
outcome on the proposal. Reportedly, high-level discussions are underway to
find a way forward. Senior WTO officials claim that no one side will be
completely happy with the final outcome, even arguing that vaccines should
be dealt with before therapeutics and diagnostics.

The Panel Discussion will feature civil society leaders experienced in the
politics and dynamics of IP and access to medicines, and will provide their
perspectives on the current state of play with respect to the TRIPS Waiver and
the implications for access.


*Speakers*
Prof. Brook Baker, Health Gap
Lori Wallach, Rethink Trade
Leena Menghaney, MSF Access campaign
Felipe de Carvalho, Brazilian Interdisciplinary Aids Association (ABIA)
Othman Mellouk, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC)

*Moderator*
Sangeeta Shashikant, Third World Network

*Organisers*

Health Gap
International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
Our World is Not For Sale
People's Health Movement
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