Millions in the Global South died from HIV/AIDS 20 years ago, in part because rules on intellectual property blocked them from accessing treatments. This stain in the history of our global medicine system is repeating itself again in this pandemic, revealing the quasi-colonial structures, inequities and racism that still exist. Veteran activists in India, South Africa, and the U.S who fought for medicine access during the HIV/AIDS epidemic and are now leading efforts for the equitable distribution of COVID vaccines will be joined by an expert with experience of working at the inter-governmental and government level to discuss how we can redesign a more equitable global medicine system.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 BSTLocation:
Virtual
Speakers
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ModeratorCo-Founder and Co-Executive Director, I-MAKThe son of a factory worker from a small, working-class mining town in the North of England, Tahir Amin is an attorney with more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law. He practiced as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales with two of the leading IP firms in the…