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UK-India FTA: Trade deal could “jeopardise access to affordable medicine”, campaigners say

Date: 19 November 2024
Campaigns: Pharma, Trade

Responding to news that the UK-India trade talks are to re-launch in the new year, Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now said: Leaked documents have shown Britain to be […]

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“Damning Covid inquiry report shows UK government failed the world”, global justice campaigners say

Date: 18 July 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

Responding to the Covid inquiry’s first report, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: Today’s damning report is right that the UK government failed its citizens, but it also […]

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Pandemic Treaty: “Further delays are the direct result of rich countries actions”

Date: 29 May 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

In response to further delays to the pandemic treaty, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: Further delays in pandemic treaty negotiations are the direct result of rich countries – […]

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Pandemic Treaty reaction: “UK and other rich countries must stop blocking equitable measures”

Date: 28 May 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

In response to further delays to the pandemic treaty negotiations, Tim Bierley, pharmaceuticals campaign manager at Global Justice Now said: We know that big pharma’s monopolies limited production, ignored the […]

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Government focus on sovereignty in Pandemic Treaty discussions ‘ironic’, say campaigners

Date: 14 May 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

Commenting on today’s discussion in Parliament following the urgent question raised on the WHO Pandemic Treaty, Tim Bierley, pharmaceuticals campaigner at Global Justice Now said: It’s ironic this government seems […]

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Pandemic Treaty: “The UK must change course and prioritise human lives over pharmaceutical profits”

Date: 10 May 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

Responding to news the pandemic treaty talks have ended without a draft agreement, Tim Bierley, pharmaceuticals campaigner at Global Justice Now said: These negotiations have been held back by the UK […]

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What happens if there’s another pandemic?

By: Nick Dearden
Date: 29 April 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

Negotiations have resumed today in Geneva on the Pandemic Preparedness Treaty, the World Health Organisation’s effort to establish an international agreement for what happens if there’s another pandemic. The treaty […]

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UK government ‘placing pharmaceutical profits over lives’ in pandemic treaty talks, campaigners warn

Date: 28 April 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

The UK government is threatening to render the proposed pandemic treaty “toothless” and is “placing pharmaceutical profits over lives”, global health campaigners have warned. This comes as UK, EU and US officials […]

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Apr15

Brighton Book talk: Pharmanomics

When: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, April 15, 2024
Where: Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG View on map
Campaigns: General, Pharma, Trade

Hosted by Brighthink with the support of Global Justice Now. ‘Big Pharma!’ has been the constant refrain of many online, tin-hat wearing conspiracy theorists for decades now, as they claim […]

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Open letter to the UK Negotiators to the Pandemic Agreement  

Date: 15 March 2024
Campaigns: Pharma

To: Rt Hon. David Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and Rt Hon. Victoria Atkins, MP, Department of Health and Social Care There is less than two months […]

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