Access to Medicines
Organizations, Programs and Campaigns
CPTech (Consumer Project on Technology)
Started by U.S. consumer advocate Ralph Nader in 1995, focusing on intellectual property rights and health care.
First International Summit for Access to Generic HIV Drugs
Fifteen NGOs from the South and North have partnered together to organize the first international summit for access to generics HIV drugs.
Global Treatment Access Campaign
Global network for communication and organization towards access to essential medications for HIV and other diseases.
Health Action International
A global network of health, development, consumer and other public interest groups in more than 70 countries working for a more rational use of medicinal drugs. Represents the interests of consumers in drug policy and believes that all drugs marketed should be acceptably safe, effective, affordable and meet real medical needs.
Health GAP (Global Access Project)
A U.S. coalition of organizations fighting against the inequalities of access to health treatment between North and South. Campaigns for drug access and the resources necessary to sustain access for people with HIV/AIDS across the globe.
Health GAP Campaign: Patents and Medicine
Find out what's at stake and how to get involved. Statements and papers, background info, action alerts, etc. Health GAP is a U.S. based coalition of organizations working for global access to essential medicines.
MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
Medecins Sans Frontiere's (MSF) international campaign for greater access to essential medicines. The campaign is pushing to lower the prices of existing medicines in developing countries, to bring abandoned drugs back into production, to stimulate research and development for neglected diseases that primarily affect the poor, and to overcome other barriers to access.
Oxfam Cut the Cost Campaign
Oxfam's campaign demanding the WTO change its patent rules. Aims to cut the cost of medicines by reforming global patent and trade rules. Includes news, policy papers, briefings, etc.
Treatment Action Campaign (South Africa)
A leading activist campaign in South Africa, the country with the largest number of people infected with HIV, campaigning for greater access to treatment for all South Africans.
WHO - Essential Drugs and Medicines
Program of the World Health Organization.
WHO (World Health Organization) - Essential Medicines
This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic.
Other Information and Websites
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network - Global Access to Treatments
Canadian organization participating in the efforts to ensure access to AIDS treatments in the developing world. This site includes many documents and position papers (especially from a Canadian perspective) on the global access to essential medicines.
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Conference Archive
On March 14, 2002, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) held a conference in New York to address the crisis in research and development (R&D) for drugs for neglected diseases.
Eldis - Access to Medicines
Links to relevant documents and articles from Eldis, a major internet gateway on development issues.
EssentialDrugs.org
Spreading vital information around the world, E-DRUG is the English version of SATELLIFE's electronic discussion groups on essential drugs. E-DRUG is used by health care professionals, researchers and policy makers to obtain and discuss current information on essential drugs, policy, program activities, education and training.
Health Care and Intellectual Property
Extensive list of documents on various aspects of health care and intellectual property, including access to essential medicines.
Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech)
Health GAP Papers & Reports
Policy papers and reports from Health GAP (Global Access Project).
Oxfam Cut the Cost Campaign - In-Depth
Briefing papers, statements, and reports relating to access to affordable medicines.
Oxfam UK
Third World Network - Health Policies
The Third World Network is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North- South issues. This page lists many articles and documents related to health policy, patent rules, WTO/TRIPS, and access to medicines.
Trade and Development: Access to essential medicines
European Union's site on trade and access to essential medicines.
Directorate General Trade of the European Commission
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