NEWS REPORTS

• Ideology trumping health, US activists say (04 Dec 2007)
• Drug firms lose by shutting out poor, says Oxfam (29 Nov 2007)
• Meet discusses proposals to reform WHO's influenza surveillance system (23 Nov 2007)
• Progress reported on framework for improved health care in South (13 Nov 2007)
• Intensive discussions at IPR and innovation working group (08 Nov 2007)
• IGWG should strengthen WHO's role on public health, say NGOs (07 Nov 2007)
• IPR and innovation working group begins work (07 Nov 2007)
• Governments (still) pondering how to make drugs accessible (01 Nov 2007)
• MSF urges Novartis not to pursue Indian patent case (09 Aug 2007)
• Indian High Court dismisses Novartis petition (07 Aug 2007)
• New first-line HIV/AIDS drugs 500% more costly, says MSF (24 July 2007)
• AIDS drugs for all, but at higher prices (29 June 2007)
• WHA agrees on health, innovation and IP after initial divisions (25 May 2007)
• WHO shaken up by delegates' criticisms on IPR issues (22 May 2007)
• Thailand turns giant pharma killer (14 May 2007)
• Abbott itself sought compulsory license, while criticising Thai license (07 May 2007)
• Brazil: Moves on compulsory license after failed talks with drug company (01 May 2007)
• Italy compels drug companies to give licenses for generics rivals (11 Apr 2007)
• Treating drug-resistant TB, a losing battle? (23 Mar 2007)
• US pharma giant faces public boycott (22 Mar 2007)
• Novartis lobbies European Parliament on patents (22 Mar 2007)
• Key Congressional Democrats against TRIPS-plus in FTAs (15 Mar 2007)
• Former Swiss President joins chorus against Novartis' patent challenge (16 Feb 2007)
• WHO DG regrets her reported remarks on Thai compulsory licenses (13 Feb 2007)
• Flaws and plagiarism in the Mashelkar Report on IPR (13 Feb 2007)
• Groups urge Novartis to drop patent case against India (31 Jan 2007)
• WHO: Executive Board unable to reinvigorate IP Group process (30 Jan 2007)
• Novartis urged to drop patent case against India (20 December 2006)
• Asian governments push generic drugs (18 December 2006)
• Progress for generic drug use, but little access to 2nd-line drugs (14 December 2006)
• WHO Working Group discussions start taking shape (7 December 2006)
• WHO Working Group discusses elements of global strategy, plan of action (6 December 2006)
• WHO Working Group on IPRs and health holds first meeting (5 December 2006)
• Health before patents - at any cost (1 December 2006)
• WHO needs to get serious about high cost of new AIDS drugs (30 November 2006)
• Thailand issues compulsory licence for cheaper AIDS drug (30 November 2006)
• Little change, five years after Doha, on TRIPS and Public Health (14 November 2006)
• Patents case challenges the world (2 November 2006)
• Thais make cheap generic drug against bird flu (4 August 2006)
• Growing movement opposing granting of drug patents (2 August 2006)
• Implications of bilateral FTAs for access to medicines (13 July 2006)
• South American Ministers vow to avoid TRIPS-plus measures (24 May 2006)
• Patents on smallpox drugs raise issue of access to South (23 May 2006)
• IPRs and R&D framework to be contentious issues at WHA (19 May 2006)
• Appeal for needs-driven R&D for neglected diseases (17 May 2006)
• Opposition to drug patents in India highlights access fears (12 May 2006)
• WHO holds seminar on IPR Commission report (10 May 2006)
• High-level commission for actions to ensure South's access to drugs (4 April 2006)
• R&D resolution, with brackets, to be transmitted to WHA (29 January 2006)