Archive for January, 2009
Monitoring the Affordable and Quality Medicines Act
PRESS BRIEFING
(with Cut the Cost, Cut the Pain Network and Cancer Warriors Foundation)
January 21, 2009
MAX’s, Ma. Orosa cor. U.N. Ave., Manila
AYOS NA GAMOT SA ABOT-KAYANG PRESYO (AGAP), a multi-sectoral coalition composed of health professionals, labor unions, civil society organizations, consumer groups and public health workers, would like to commend the Department of Health for clearly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )AGAP joined Safe Medicines Network (SMN)
Ayos na Gamot sa Abot-Kayang Presyo (AGAP) joined the safe Medicines Network (SMN)last November 13, 2008 at the Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati City.
SMN is a multi-sectoral alliance advocating for safe and quality medicines in light of the proliferation of fake medicines.
Addendum to the NGO’s Technical Review of the Draft Implementing Rules and Regulation of Republic Act 9502
We, Ayos na Gamot sa Abot-Kayang Presyo (AGAP), Cancer Warriors Foundation, Cut the Cost Cut the Pain Network (3CPNet), and Third World Network (TWN), are submitting these additional points for the R.A. 9502 IRR drafting committee’s consideration:
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE
1. We would like to reiterate that the rules must enable the government to [...]
NGOs: ‘Cheaper medicines’ IRR fall short. No parallel importation, drug developmen
By Dona Pazzibugan
Published by: Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:52:00 10/30/2008
MANILA, Philippines — Civil society groups have complained that the
draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No.
9502, or the Cheaper Medicines Law, appear to not fully reflect the
core provisions of the landmark legislation.
The groups, Cut the Cost Cut the Pain Network (3CPNet), Oxfam and [...]
NGOs’ Submit Technical Review of the DOH and IPO Draft IRR
Ayos na Gamot sa Abot-Kayang Presyo, together with the other Civil Society Groups, made a technical review of the draft implementing rules and regulations made by the Department of Health and the Intellectual Property Office. Said reviews were submitted to the named government agencies.
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Technical Review of the Draft Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of Republic Act [...]
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