
LMenghaney
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LMenghaney
@LMenghaney
Feminist working on access to treatment issues. Follow issues related to generic production and patents closely. Views are my own.


“Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America...” - President Donald J. Trump















We scored a big win when J&J dropped their patent on #TB medicine after the @CompComSA initiated a probe. 20 years ago, a similar case helped drive down #antiretroviral prices, write @_HassanF and Leena Menghaney. @HealthJusticeIn @MSF @HealthJusticeIn spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/08/30/com…


MSF welcomes NTEP's step to introduce BPaL & BPaL/M - a significant breakthrough in the battle against MDR in India. The next step is to also introduce delamanid based short oral regimens for children and as an alternative for people who cannot tolerate bedaquiline or linezolid.

India is getting ready to roll out BPaL regimen for all M/XDRTB patients - training to begin this month. This should improve treatment outcomes & help thousands of patients. Scaling up NAAT coverage will be an essential element of the strategy @WHO @StopTB @TBHDJ @MoHFW_INDIA
