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FILE PHOTO:The logo of Johnson & Johnson is seen on a Brussels' office of the company in Diegem, Belgium September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Global health aid agency Unitaid has written to Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) CEO, Joaquin Duato, urging "immediate action" to expand access to the company's tuberculosis drug bedaquiline, which is protected by patents hindering generic alternatives. The agency is urging J&J to remove all secondary patents and ensure that lower prices are available to all countries with high TB cases. TB, a bacterial disease that mostly affects the lungs, is preventable and treatable, but 10 million people catch it annually. Around 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021, almost entirely in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Persons: Johnson, Yves Herman, Unitaid, Joaquin Duato, Philippe Duneton, J, Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby, Devika Nair, Susan Fenton, Elaine Hardcastle, Leslie Adler Organizations: Johnson, REUTERS, Rights, UN, Assembly, World Health Organization, WHO, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Diegem, Belgium, South Africa, Belarus, Ukraine
The Gates Foundation has been a major supporter of Unitaid, donating $50 million in each 2012 and 2017, according to the foundation's grant database. The two announced their divorce in 2021 but committed to continuing to work together at the foundation. I think we will overcome that because the U.S. has a lot to be proud on this one,” Gates said. Cumulatively, the results of that study, which the foundation funded, has advanced knowledge about the causes of infant mortality. The Gates Foundation was not alone in announcing new commitments to support progress toward the development goals.
Persons: Melinda Gates, Melinda French Gates, “ Nona, gesturing, Jennifer, Omakwu, ’ ”, Gates, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Singer Bono, George W, Bush, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, French Gates, ” Gates, Eden Tadesse, Aidan Reilly, Ben Collier, James Kanoff, Ashu Martha Agbornyenty, There’s, , Clinton Organizations: Melinda Gates Foundation, General, UNFPA, Gates Foundation, Sustainable, President’s, AIDS Relief, U.S, Congress, Midwifery, IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: New York, Ukraine, PEPFAR, U.S, South, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Vietnam, South Africa, Indonesia
Organizaţia Mondială a Sănătăţii (OMS), prin intermediul programelor UNITAID şi FIND, a anunţat vineri un acord care va reduce la jumătate preţul testelor COVID-19 pentru cele 250 de milioane de astfel de teste destinate ţările în dezvoltare şi care vor fi produse în 2021, relatează EFEGraţie acestui acord, preţul unui test se va reduce de la 5 la 2 dolari şi jumătate şi se va reuşi acoperirea a 50 % din nevoile ţărilor cele mai vulnerabile.În aceste ţări se observă, nu doar o lipsă de teste pentru detectarea COVID-19, ci şi a laboratoarelor unde acestea trebuie procesate.De asemenea, o bună parte din populaţiile acestor ţări locuiesc departe de centrele medicale şi au nevoie de resurse rapide pentru detectarea virusului SARS-CoV-2 şi să evite călătoriile nenecesare.Potrivit Organizaţiei Mondiale a Sănătăţii, este nevoie de aproximativ 500 de milioane de teste de diagnosticare pentru a acoperi nevoile ţărilor în dezvoltare în anul 2021, dintre care 75 % ar trebui alocate centrelor izolate.În timp ce în ţările dezvoltate numărul testelor zilnice la fiecare 100.000 de persoane se ridică la 252, în ţările cu venituri mici numărul unor astfel de teste este de zece ori mai scăzut, cu doar 24 de teste la 100.000 de persoane, notează OMS, scrie agerpres.ro.
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