New laws needed now to save lives

By admin, 31 May 2018

Posted in: Access to medicines, News, Right to Access Healthcare

Intellectual property policy welcomed after nine years of development JOHANNESBURG, 31 MAY 2018 – Yesterday, after nine years of development, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) finally published…

New IP consultative framework for SA: three years’ delay is three too many

By admin, 2 August 2016

Posted in: Access to medicines, Media Statements, Right to Access Healthcare

Cabinet recently approved a new Intellectual Property (IP) Consultative Framework for South Africa. This follows a Draft National IP Policy published for comment in 2013 – on which we and…

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