© Juan Carlos Tomasi
Learn about the major barriers to access to drugs, tests and vaccines that MSF is trying to break down.
Overcoming Barriers to Access
Our objective is to lower the cost of medicines, vaccines and tests through competition, to ensure patents are not a barrier to access and to push back against harmful trade deals or entrenched industry interests.
2. October 2012
NEW MSF PROJECT
Resource for Challenging Unfair Drug Patents Launches
As developing countries increasingly face high drug prices, MSF has launched a new online resource that aims to guide civil society through the process of challenging unjustified drug patents. » READ MORE
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Access Barriers: The Issues
Access Barriers: The Issues
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MSF & Patents
MSF & Patents
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MSF created the Access Campaign to help get our patients the best possible treatment which includes looking at the political and commercial barriers that stand in the way of access to affordable medicine.
Overcoming Barriers to Access Facts
26 million children – roughly one in five born each year – remained un-immunised globally
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