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Category: Political Economy of Health

US support for waiving COVID vaccine intellectual property is a huge step. Australia must follow

Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University Yesterday, the US Biden administration declared its support for waiving intellectual property rights, including patents, … More

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Public Health, TRIPS waiver, US, Vaccine equity, WTO

Covid-19 Vaccines: Ethics and Who is “Us”

Terry Slevin A pandemic is not a competition between companies, but a race between humanity and a virus. (Nature editorial, … More

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COVAX, Public Health, TRIPS waiver, Vaccine equity, WTO

Over 700 health experts are calling for urgent action to expand global production of COVID vaccines

Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University and Michael Toole, Burnet Institute Today, we are joining over 700 health professionals and academics … More

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AstraZeneca, COVAX, Public Health, TRIPs agreement, TRIPS waiver, Vaccine equity
Image shows a gloved hand holding a small vial of the AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine.

In the lead into Easter….it’s time for a deep breath

Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO We’ve made our way through the unforgettable 2020.  We’re coming out the other side and have … More

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PNG in COVID crisis: Australia needs to urgently provide one million more vaccines

The PHAA’s One Health Special Interest Group Convenor, Dr Andrea Britton, recently returned from PNG where she’s been working for … More

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The Public Health need to ‘Raise the Rate’

Dr Ingrid Johnston Having a healthy population is good for the country. Being unwell reduces productivity and increases costs to … More

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ACOSS, Health equity, Jobseeker, Public Health, Raise the Rate

Australia urged to support proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 medical products

Deborah Gleeson, Belinda Townsend and David Legge Australian officials will meet with other governments at the World Trade Organization this … More

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Last to know: the European Union knows more about our trade talks than we do

In the negotiations for an Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement at present underway, the European Union is pushing for longer monopolies on medicines for its pharmaceutical companies.

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