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Day July 1, 2014

Multilateral Fora

India Is First to Ratify “Marrakesh Treaty” Easing Access to Books for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired

[WIPO Press Release, Link] India has become the first nation to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. So far, more than 75 WIPO member states have…

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July 1, 2014

US Domestic Policies

More MSF patients with DR-TB gain access to dramatically cheaper version of life-saving drug

Patients & MSF doctors elated as MCC approval for Médecins Sans Frontières to use generic linezolid paves the way for national registration and access [Médecins Sans Frontières Press Release, Johanesburg, June 30] After a three-year long struggle, Doctors Without Borders…

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July 1, 2014