Kathmandu struggles, damage in remote areas not fully known yet

Survivors are in immediate need of food, safe water and medical supplies

US approves new drug that can cure even drug resistant TB

Experts, activists seek new regime for its rational use

India’s role in increasing access to HCV drugs

Early intervention by the Indian government and civil society will be essential to overcome patent barriers to ensure that the new drugs …

New hepatitis drug to cost more in middle income nations; activists cry foul

Pharma company’s strategy of different prices for different countries to affect quality treatment of 185 million people infected with …

WHO’s Ebola vaccination strategy ineffective in DRC: MSF

The aid agency has also called for an independent, international committee to manage Ebola vaccine stocks and their use   

Cost of vaccination has risen 68 times in a decade, says report

Crisis looms as donor withdraws support to African countries; MSF urges GSK, Pfizer to slash vaccine price

Introduction of ‘data exclusivity’ in pesticides Bill will affect farmers

Certain clauses in the Bill threaten to delay the entry of affordable generic products in the market

Bedaquiline to be used in TB treatment, but with caution

Final phase trials of drug pending; World Health Organization issues guidelines on interim use

Activists demand compulsory licence for another life-saving cancer drug

Appellate board's order upholding Natco's CL for sorafenib tosylate may pave way for manufacture of generic version of other patented drugs

Drug-resistant TB now epidemic among HIV+ people in Mumbai

Transmission from one person to another, not inadequate treatment, is major cause for spread of disease, says study investigator

World Hepatitis Day: Who can pay for hepatitis C treatment?

Selling price of HCV drugs far higher than production cost, all because of pro-industry patent regime

US keeps India out of Priority Foreign Country list of 'worst IP offenders'

US Trade Representative’s Special 301 Report keeps up pressure on India to fall in line with US’ interests

On WHO agenda: a global vaccine action plan

Health activists say new policy may not address the weaknesses in ongoing routine immunisation programmes and would flood poor countries with new …

Any cheers for Doha pact?

The Doha Declaration on protecting public health is a decade old, but developing countries have not been able to make use of TRIPs flexibilities

Deadly Ebola fever in West Africa spreads panic

135 people have died of it so far; scientists declare a new strain of Ebola virus is behind the epidemic

Predatory EU pacts

EU is pushing India and Canada to sign free trade agreements that will hurt their generic drugs—and the outrage is global

TB drugs shortage: health activists to write to prime minister

Critical drugs for children and drug-resistant TB patients out of stock; may lead to increase in drug resistance cases

Novartis loses patent appeal in landmark suit

Supreme Court upholds amended law that bars patents for insignificant improvements to an existing drug—in this case anti-cancer drug …