18 de agosto de 2025 El Remdesivir fue el primer medicamento aprobado para tratar la COVID 19, uno de los medicamentos más promisorios en un momento. En este marco, los activistas del mundo del acceso a medicamentos denunciamos la actitud de Gilead, la multinacional farmacéutica que patentó el medicamento en más de 70 países.
En un contexto de crisis económica y deterioro institucional, el acceso a medicamentos esenciales debería ser una prioridad innegociable del Estado. Sin embargo, los datos revelados por el Observatorio de Acceso a Medicamentos de la Fundación GEP y los escándalos que sacuden a la Agencia Nacional de Discapacidad (ANDIS) exponen una realidad alarmante: bajo el
A un año del pedido de liberen las patentes, la OMC decidió postergar la reunión ministerial por tiempo indefinido, debido a la aparición de una nueva variante del coronavirus que sería mucho más contagiosa que sus predecesoras. Se detectó en el continente africando, que registra las menores tasas de vacunación en el mundo. Por temor
The Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI, by its acronym in Spanish) signed a bilateral agreement with the US Patent Office on February 13th that includes reciprocal acceptance of patenting results of both offices. The news are grave and serious as the "Patent Prosecution Highway Between USPTO and INPI-Argentina" effectively repeals the Argentine Patent
BUENOS AIRES, December 15th 2015 - Fundación Grupo Efecto Positivo (FGEP), an organization whose work is focused on guaranteeing access to essential medicines for HIV and Hepatitis C in Argentina and Latin America, announced in a press conference on November 30th two new key actions to defend public health policies. Dr. Daniel Gollán, Argentina’s Minister
The Argentine Community of People Living with HIV requested the rejection of a patent for an essential HIV/AIDS medicine. If the Argentine Patent Office does grant the this request, Argentina could produce generic versions at a lower cost representing a potential saving of over US$11 million. Argentina April 13th, 2015.- The Grupo Efecto Positivo Foundation (FGEP) in collaboration with the Argentine
UNAIDS has seen Argentina´s proposal to add a 4th “90” to its 909090 Strategy as a model to be implemented worldwide Buenos aires, September 2015 – UNAIDS´s Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, visit Argentina and Chile in his first time visit to Latin American region as part of a global tour to promote 90-90-90 strategy which
BUENOS AIRES - On World Viral Hepatitis Day, Fundación Grupo Efecto Positivo (FGEP) held a meeting with officials from Argentina’s Ministry of Health, articulating and coordinating actions and strategies that promote access to sofosbuvir, an essential drug for Hepatitis C treatment. The need for joint action originates from the great challenge both Argentina and Latin
BUENOS AIRES – On Tuesday July 21st members of Fundación GEP met with the head of the Ministry of Industry, Lic. Débora Giorgi, and the President of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) Cdor. Mario Aramburu, to analize the topics of the joint agenda on access to medicines and intellectual property. Among these were reviewed the presentations
Citizens, organizations and experts analyzed the current challenges to hep C and HIV medicine’s access at the International Forum organized by RedLAM Citizens, NGO’s, experts and national authorities of Latin-American Countries exchanged ideas and strategic courses of action to boost Access to medicines at the “International Forum about Access to Medicines, Intellectual Property and Local