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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling upon nine of the biggest pharmaceutical companies to quickly make available new treatments for millions of people living with AIDS. One possible solution: a patent pool would allow the prices of those treatments to be reduced.
Make it Happen!
WHEN: Wednesday 28 October, from 5.30 P.M.
WHERE: Bains de Pâquis, Genève
MSF, Groupe SIDA Genève, Dialogai, the Bern Declaration other NGOs and associations will be present to jump in the lake of Geneva to catch a giant pill, unreachable for those who need it the most.
This will be followed by drinks and snacks during which the MSF representatives will present this new campaign. Several video clips will be shown.
If you want to help us without jumping into the water yourself, you can send an email to the pharmaceutical companies by logging on the computers that will be made available at the Bains de Pâquis site.
Or visit the Make It Happen Campaign platform and sign the letter today.
To learn more about the need for a patent pool, visit the Make It Happen homepage.
To view the Facebook invitations for the event, please visit:
Jump in the Water for the Patent Pool! (English version)
Jetez-vous à l’eau pour une communauté de brevets! (Version Française)
UNITAID HIV Patent pool: Time for action
Making HIV medicines accessible for patient from developing countries
Thursday, October 29, 12:00 - 14:00
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, is convening a roundtable on Thursday 29 October from 12:00 to 14:00 on the UNITAID HIV Patent Pool, at the occasion of the launch of the related MSF campaign: "Time for action: Making HIV medicines accessible for patient from developing countries”.
UNITAID, the international drug purchasing facility, has undertaken first steps to create a voluntary patent pool for AIDS medicines for developing countries.
This event aims to present the UNITAID patent pool to relevant stakeholders and interested parties, and provides an opportunity to explore together next steps of its creation – seeking to engage all stakeholders in a constructive dialogue at an early stage.
Chair
Denis Haveaux, Liaison Officer to the EU, UNAIDS
Panel of speakers
Paul Van den Bulck, Partner McGuire Woods, chargé d’enseignement aux Universités de Paris II et Strasbourg
Michelle Childs, Director of Policy & Advocacy, Médecins Sans Frontières - Access to Essential Medicines Campaign
Ellen ‘t Hoen, Senior Adviser IP & Medicines Patent Pool, UNITAID
Panel of respondents
Denis Dambois, European Commission, DG Trade
Brendan Barnes, Director, Multilateral Issues & Health Policy, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
Wim Vandevelde, Chair of the European Community Advisory Board - European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)
Questions open to the floor & discussions
To download complete invitation, click here 
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