Tag Archives: HIV
Attack on affordable medicines continues in EU-India trade negotiations
Attack on affordable medicines continues in EU-India trade negotiations Health groups rally in Delhi as protests spread across the developing world 10 April, 2013, New Delhi- Thousands of people living with HIV, cancer patient groups & public health activists rallied
Apex court right to reject Novartis’s attempt
Novartis threat that it would not introduce new medicines in India after the verdict is hollow, says Anand Grover. While the patients and the generic companies have rejoiced over the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Novartis case rejecting the patent
South Korean civil society groups welcome the ruling of the Supreme Court of India
[Novartis defeated in its appeal trial, a triumphant victory of World patients fighting back Patent Exclusivity] Welcome the ruling of the Supreme Court of India 1. The protracted Novartis’ appeal from 2006 for a patent to Gleevec (Leukemia medicine), and
Strictest patent laws will foster genuine innovation
In 2005, as the Indian Parliament debated at length the impact of complying with the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement, one issue was uppermost in their minds; the impact of granting patents on access to affordable generic medicines. And, the one medicine
Glivec ruling: Putting patients before profits
Supreme Court’s verdict on Glivec benefits not just millions in India, but across the developing world Anand Grover Novartis’s assertions that the ruling will affect investment or future innovations have been belied time and again, including at the World Health
Rally to oppose EU-India FTA, 10 April 2013
Date: 10 April 2013 Venue: Barakhamba road to Jantar Mantar, Delhi Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Around 2000 people including people living with HIV (PLHIV), patient groups and public health activists will take to the streets and rally from
Karnataka HC restrains quacks from claiming cure for HIV; directs Govt. to remain vigilant
In 2006, the Lawyers Collective, through the Karnataka Network for People living with HIV (KNP+), filed a public interest litigation in the High Court of Karnataka, Karnataka Network for People living with HIV/AIDS (KNP+) v. Balachandra K Pagali Nayak and
Pre-marital HIV testing is a shortcut to nowhere
The Maharashtra government’s proposal is aimed at shielding women but it could end up adding to their vulnerability. Anand Grover & Mihir Samson Director & Advocacy Officer, Lawyers Collective. THE MAHARASHTRA government is considering a proposal to make HIV test
