Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University Yesterday, the US Biden administration declared its support for waiving intellectual property rights, including patents, … More
Category: Political Economy of Health
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.