Tag: malaria

The 'United Against Malaria' campaign hopes to use the excitement of preparations for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to help the continent win the fight against malaria, a preventable disease which kills a child every 30 seconds and nearly one million people per year.

The European Commission is failing to pay its "fair share" in funding research into the main poverty-related killers HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, according to health NGOs.

Having missed the original deadline of 31 December 2002, WTO members reached a definitive agreement on 30 August on this issue, giving momentum to the Cancún talks.

On 27 August, the US reached an agreement with Brazil, India, South Africa and Kenya, which now needs approval from the other 141 countries in the WTO.

On 26 May, the Council adopted a Regulation, which aims at encouraging the pharmaceutical industry in the EU to offer the lowest possible prices to developing countries. In exchange, it puts into place safeguards to ensure cheap medicines do not find their way back onto the EU market, undermining profits.

A Commission report evaluating the implementation of the "Programme for Action on HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB" calls for urgent action both at the national and global level.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on 12 February 2003 on the WTO discussion on access to affordable medicines; trade ministers are to take up the issue on 14-16 February in Tokyo.

Having missed the end of 2002 deadline to find a solution to the issue of access to medicines for poor countries with no manufacturing capacity, trade negotiators are to meet again in Geneva on 10-11 February to discuss the matter.

The EU has proposed a new multilateral solution to the issue of disease coverage in the WTO debate over the access to medicines for developing countries with no manufacturing capacity.

On 14-15 November, trade ministers discussed the issue of granting developing countries access to essential medicines.