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<p style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:28pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.5pt" align="center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PHM Call to Action in all country
circles<span></span></span></p>

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campaign to end “vaccine apartheid”<span></span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Public funding has
paved the way for scientific developments to beat the coronavirus – but now
corporate property rights are threatening access to vital medicines and
equipment, putting the lives of millions at risk. That's why many governments
around the world – supported by unions and civil society – are calling for the
World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property protection measures
for COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, medicines and medical supplies. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Most Northern
Countries are still denying that the TRIPS Waiver proposed by India and South
Africa is a necessary approach to achieve global equity in accessing COVID-19
vaccines medicine and medical supplies and therefore block the TRIPS waiver
proposal. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This TRIPS waiver was
going to be discussed next week during the upcoming meeting of Trade Ministers
at the WTO. Due to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, the 12^th
WTO Ministerial Conference has now been postponed indefinitely. However, the
TRIPS waiver request can still be decided in a General Council meeting. Vaccine
apartheid politics of wealthy Northern counties have prevented the development
of a negotiating text without which no decision can be made at this ministerial
meeting.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We must continue to
urge the EU (lead by Germany), UK, and Switzerland to cease filibustering the
talks. With our support and pressure, we can make it happen. The momentum for
pressuring these countries must continue until everyone, everywhere has access
to lifesaving treatments and vaccines. Nobody is safe until all are safe!<span></span></span></p>

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ACTION ON 30 NOVEMBER 202<span></span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deliver the draft letter below to the local
consulate or embassy in your country of those governments that are not
supporting the TRIPS waiver (</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France, Belgium and
Denmark</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, UK, Norway, Switzerland)
and take a photo of this action (in front of the consulate/embassy building). <span> </span><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On 30 November</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, post your picture on social media with your
message along the hashtag <b>#TRIPSWaiver</b>. Tag <span style="background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">@PHMglobal<span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On 30^th of November email the letter to
the these governments to let them know that private profits must not be put
ahead of public health: </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France, Belgium and
Denmark</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, UK, Norway,
Switzerland. You should be able to find the email address for your local
consular office online.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Join the Twitter storm on the 30^th of
November – more info here:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MuBqke8TAA6JXbxCIHlwGl8RK8JAmoqY4LyIUPNHrmY/edit" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(220,161,13);text-decoration:none" lang="EN-GB">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MuBqke8TAA6JXbxCIHlwGl8RK8JAmoqY4LyIUPNHrmY/edit#</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE TRIPS WAIVER<span></span></span></b></p>

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<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Watch:
     short video on </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKaqZHaNzKM&t=1s" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Monopoly patents or vaccines for
     all?</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> or
     a short video on </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I15EJ7ydl9I" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Equity and why we need the TRIPS waiver</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read:
     </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://msfaccess.org/3-reasons-why-we-need-waiver-monopolies-all-covid-19-medical-tools" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 reasons why to support the TRIPS waiver</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></li></ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CONTACT:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information
and to get your country circle involved please contact:<span></span></span></p>

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     (PHM South Africa) at <a href="mailto:lparemoer@gmail.com" target="_blank">lparemoer@gmail.com</a><span></span></span></li></ul>

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used for email or in-person delivery):</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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you send this to</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">. We suggest sending the letter to the
following countries: </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France, Belgium and
Denmark</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US">, UK, Norway, Switzerland</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" align="center"><span><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Fulfilling the commitment: COVID-19 IP waiver for
all medical tools</span></u></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Your
Excellency,</span></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">We write to you as affected community members working
on social justice in [<span style="background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">ADD
YOUR COUNTRY]</span> to request that the government of </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-US">[INSERT COUNTRY BLOCKING WAIVER]</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> immediately starts
supporting  the<span style="color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> temporary waiver</span> <span style="color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">under the World Trade
Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS) </span>to enable its rapid adoption<span style="color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> at the 12^th Ministerial
Conference of the WTO.</span></span></span><span>^{<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">1</span>}</span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> <span></span></span></b></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">We continue to experience the unacceptable
inequity of access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and other
lifesaving medical tools and note similar challenges reported
by communities in other low- and middle-income countries
(LMICs). Every day we are witness to the tremendous suffering </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US">the virus is causing; people taking their last breaths and families
being ripped apart. Our health workers are also dying.</span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB"><span> </span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Vaccine nationalism and hoarding by high-income countries
(HICs) have jeopardised global solidarity and deepened inequity. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">While European countries have enough
vaccines for more than their entire population, 9 in 10 people in the poorest
countries will miss out on a vaccine this year. </span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Limited voluntary actions of
pharmaceutical companies continue to exclude millions of
people from securing reliable access to lifesaving medical
tools. The temporary global mechanism for access to COVID-19
medical tools, namely the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator
(ACT-A), has failed to ensure equitable access
and falls short of good governance, transparency and accountability
in its operation. </span></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-GB">South Africa has established the first
mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in collaboration with WHO to
facilitate wider production and supply of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines by and
for LMICs.⁴ Unfortunately, none of the major mRNA
vaccine developers have joined this initiative, and patents on mRNA
vaccines secured by these developers are hindering local production.</span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">Our right to produce and supply these urgently needed
medical tools is denied. This is injustice. We demand change, not
charity. We call on the [<span style="background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">ADD NAME OF BLOCKING COUNTRY]</span> government to join waiver-supporting
countries to make the TRIPS waiver a
reality, enabling greater self-reliance for [<span style="background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">add your own country</span>] and
other LMICs.</span></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)" lang="EN-US">We are deeply concerned by [</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-GB">ADD NAME OF
BLOCKING COUNTRY</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">] </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)" lang="EN-US">government’s approach to the TRIPS waiver negotiation to date.
Instead of standing in true solidarity (not charity) and recognizing
the evident and pressing needs to support countries
to acquire additional policy options to address access
challenges, [</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-GB">ADD NAME OF BLOCKING COUNTRY</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">] </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)" lang="EN-US">has chosen to oppose the waiver proposal which could
have leveraged broader possibility for diversifying production and
supply by and for LMICs. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">[</span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-GB">ADD NAME OF BLOCKING COUNTRY</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">] </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">is</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US">
allowing the vaccine knowledge to be hoarded by just a handful of
pharmaceutical companies, who get to decide who lives and who dies.<span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">The waiver negotiation has been delayed for over a
year while the pandemic continues <span style="color:black">to affect millions
of people, with more concerning variants of the virus putting even
greater strain on already overburdened public health systems</span>. The
world is watching now as the WTO Ministerial Conference is upon us. The
waiver should be adopted with coverage for all lifesaving medical tools,
not only vaccines, and with a duration that is sufficient
to enable more production and supply to improve the pandemic
response. </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">[</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-GB">ADD NAME OF BLOCKING COUNTRY</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">]</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> has an undeniable responsibility to
act in true solidarity and stop blocking other countries’ </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">proposal which could save more lives</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">. </span></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">We
sincerely request that the [</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%" lang="EN-GB">ADD NAME OF
BLOCKING COUNTRY</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB">] </span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> government
starts supporting the TRIPS waiver. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN-US">Every
day of delay is prolonging our suffering.</span><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Sincerely, </span></span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></p>

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