Oxfam warns US-Andean trade deals will harm developing countries
The US is pushing “free trade agreements” (FTAs) with the Andean countries of Peru, Colombia and Ecuador that will harm thousands of vulnerable small farmers, block accesContact InformationFor more...
View ArticleStarbucks opposes Ethiopia’s plan to trademark specialty coffee names that...
Oxfam urges company to review strategy and sign licensing agreementContact InformationFor more information, or to set up an interview with Tadesse Meskela, Seth Petchers, Ron Layton or Fitsum Hailu,...
View ArticleOxfam responds to National Coffee Association and Starbucks
In response to Oxfam’s announcement that global coffee giant Starbucks has opposed a plan by Ethiopia to gain more control over its coffee trade, Starbucks claimed that it hasContact InformationFor...
View ArticleNovartis denies access to generic medicines to poor countries
Today, Bern Declaration and Oxfam International campaigners organized a stunt in front of Novartis Headquarter in Basel, Switzerland to denounce the company’s attempt to prevenContact InformationFor...
View ArticleNovartis lawsuit threatens access to medicines for millions
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis must drop its controversial court case against India which begins in Chennai today (Jan 29th), says international agency Oxfam. This is a direct attack against...
View ArticleEye on the Ball
Medicine regulation – not IP enforcement – can best deliver quality medicinesPoor-quality, or “substandard”, medicines threaten patients and public health in developing countries.read more
View ArticleCrisis of poor quality medicines being used as an excuse to push up prices...
New Oxfam report: The proliferation of substandard medicines in poor countries is being used by rich countries as an excuse to tighten intellectual property rules, boosting the profits of large...
View ArticleOxfam reaction to the WTO decision on the extension of the transition period...
The poorest nations in the world succeeded in securing a deal to extend the transition period on the implementation of Trade Related Aspects on Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) by eight more yeread...
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