Original page: http://www.cptech.org/ip/health/tamiflu/cptech-mandelson10192005.html CPTech Letter to EC Director General of Trade Peter Mandelson 19th October 2005 Commissioner Mandelson EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Trade 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 BRUSSELS Dear Commissioner Mandelson TRIPS Agreement and Avian Influenza We ask the… Continue Reading
Schumer’s October 16, 2005 press release As Avian Flu Closes In On U.S., Schumer Calls For Immediate Action: Demands Suspension Of Tamiflu Patent So Vaccine Can Be Mass-Produced, Dramatically Increasing Supply Tamiflu, the Only Effective Treatment of Bird Flu in… Continue Reading
P 011726Z SEP 05 –September 5, 2005FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIATO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2703SUBJECT: BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH SLOWS THE PACE ON COMPULSORY LICENSING 1. (SBU) Summary. On August 30, DCM, accompanied by selected members of Country Team, met with Ministry… Continue Reading
R 122031Z AUG 05 – August 12, 2005FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIATO SECSTATE WASHDC 2501SUBJECT: Brazil’s National Health Council Recommends Compulsory Licensing of Antiretrovirals 1. SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. Adding to the tension surrounding negotiations between the ministry of… Continue Reading
R 021353Z AUG 05 – August 2, 2005
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO WESTERN HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS DIPL POSTS
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL: REGIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND SUMMIT REVIEW ) JULY 25-29
Classified By: WHA/EPSC: LJGUMBINER FOR REASON 1.4(E)
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R 151858Z JUL05 – July 15, 2005
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO WESTERN HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS DIPL POSTS
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL: REGIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND SUMMIT REVIEW – JUL 4-8, 2005
(U) This is one of a series of informal, uncleared newsletters assembled by WHA/EPSC for use by embassy economic sections. Items are drawn primarily from the Assistant Secretary Daily Activity Reports (ASDAR) prepared by WHA officers during the period July 4- July 8, 2005.
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R 281104Z JUN 05 – June 28, 2005FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIATO SECSTATE WASHDC 1902SUBJECT: BRAZIL GIVES ABBOTT TEN DAYS BEFORE BREAKING PATENT 1. (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary. On Friday June 24, the GoB announced a declaration of “public… Continue Reading
R 031944Z JUN 05 – June 3, 2005FROM: American Embassy BrasiliaTO: Secretary of State, Washington, D.C.SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS THREATENED WITH LICENSING 1. (SBU) Summary. On May 24 and 25, U.S. pharmaceutical companies Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories,… Continue Reading
The attached is a February 24, 2005 letter signed by 162 experts, asking the World Health Organization to Evaluate New Treaty Framework for Medical Research and Development The proposal for a Medical R&D Treaty (MRDT) was designed as an alternative… Continue Reading
February 16, 2005 109th Congress, 1st Session Issue: Vol. 151, No. 17 — Daily Edition [Pages S1498-S1499] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE DOHA DECLARATION AND THE TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY ACT OF 2002 Mr.… Continue Reading