FINAL REMINDER: TODAY Doctors Without Borders Launches New Report on High HIV Drug Prices
MSF “Untangling the Web” report finds new threats to treatment access as more people start second- and third-line regimens and salvage therapy
Dear Media Colleagues,
We wouldlike to remind you of our final PRESS CONFERENCE today where we are launching our 18th edition of "Untangling the Web of Antiretroviral Price Reductions" report.
DATE: Thursday, July 21 from 11:00 - 11:45
LOCATION: Press Conference Room 2 (LIVESTREAM HERE) - located in the tent just outside the ICC
DETAILS: The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will host a press conference to launch the 18th edition of “Untangling the Web of Antiretroviral Price Reductions.” This report provides a comprehensive overview of pricing for first- and second-line as well as salvage regimens of HIV drugs.
The report analyses trends in pricing and examines multiple global threats to access to affordable treatment, including trade deals which threaten India’s role as the “pharmacy of the developing world.” MSF has been treating people with HIV/AIDS since the late 1990s and currently supports treatment for more than 250,000 people living with HIV in 19 countries, primarily in Africa.
SPEAKERS:
- Jessica Burry, HIV/HCV Pharmacist at MSF’s Access Campaign
- Vivian Cox, Deputy Medical Field Coordinator at MSF South Africa
- Leena Menghaney, South Asia Head at MSF's Access Campaign
- Tracy Swan, Senior Communications Officer at MSF's Access Campaign (moderator)
INTERVIEWS WITH MSF SPOKESPERSONS CAN BE ARRANGED
Regards
Angela
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