TWN Info Service on Health Issues (2014)

• South Centre concerned over US pressure on India's IP regime
  by Kanaga Raja (12 Nov 14)
• Joint Symposium to focus on innovation and access challenges in MIC
  by TWN (06 Nov 14)
• WHO’s antibiotic resistance draft action plan soft on critical issues
  by K M Gopakumar (16 Oct 14)
• Investment: UN Rapporteur on right to health call for review of investment treaties
  by K M Gopakumar (13 Oct 14)
• Tackling the proliferation of patents
  by IPS Columnist Service/Carlos M. Correa (03 Oct 14)
• Time for International Oversight of Research with Lab-Created Potentially Pandemic Influenza?
  (25 Jul 14)
• WHA Technical Briefing on health in the post - 2015 Development Agenda
  (23 Jul 14)
• WIPO: Divide over new treaty on exceptions for libraries/archives
  by Alexandra Bhattacharya (08 Jul 14)
• Human Rights Council: Historic resolution adopted for a legally binding instrument on TNCs
  by Kinda Mohamadieh (30 Jun 14)
• Report on side event on universal health coverage at 67th World Health Assembly
  (27 Jun 14)
• G77 Summit celebrates 50th anniversary with speeches, Declaration
  by Martin Khor (17 Jun 14)
• MERS Virus Claimed in Dutch University's International Patent Application
  by Edward Hammond (06 Jun 14)
• WHO: Governmental pushback on industry role in medical product regulation
  by K M Gopakumar (30 May 14)
• WHA Ministerial side event on Antimicrobial Resistance
  by Shila Kaur (29 May 14)
• New momentum to act against antibiotic resistance
  by Mirza Alas & Chee Yoke Ling (29 May 14)
• Act now, or face catastrophic post-antibiotic era
  (22 May 14)
• WHO: Drafting Group established on "non-state actors" engagement
  by K M Gopakumar & Sangeeta Shashikant (21 May 14)
• WHA - Melinda Gates as keynote speaker triggers civil society protest
  (21 May 14)
• WHO: Alliance with industry raises concerns over medicine regulation
  by K. M. Gopakumar (20 May 14)
• WHO sounds alarm bell on antibiotic resistance
  by Martin Khor (06 May 14)
• No sofosbuvir patent in Egypt, but Gilead deal still expensive
  by Heba Wanis (10 Apr 14)
• WHO: No consensus on draft policy on non-State actors
  by K. M. Gopakumar (03 Apr 14)
• Indian public opposition to Hepatitis C medicine patent claim
  by K. M. Gopakumar (25 Mar 14)
• US leads the world in use of compulsory licenses, says KEI
  by Kanaga Raja (18 Mar 14)
• South encouraged to use TRIPS flexibilities for public health
  by Kanaga Raja (18 Mar 14)
• Intellectual property issues dominate the USITC public hearing on India
  by K M Gopakumar (13 Feb 14)
• In WHO, South defends use of TRIPS flexibilities for public health
  by Alexandra Bhattacharya (29 Jan 14)
• Smallpox: WHO Executive Board passes the buck to the World Health Assembly
  by Edward Hammond (28 Jan 14)
• WHO Chief: No Government Should Be Intimidated For Doing “Right Thing” In Public Health
  by Catherine Saez (28 Jan 14)
• MSF slams Bayer for saving drugs for those who can pay
  (28 Jan 14)
• WHO Sets Path For Model R&D Projects, But Doesn’t Rock The Boat
  by William New (28 Jan 14)