#HandsOffOurMeds
April 2016 (hook: RCEP trade negotiations in Australia)
Ten ASEAN countries plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea will start the
next round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement
negotiations on Sunday, 24 April, in Sidney, Australia. MSF is urging India to reject proposals that
would threaten the ‘pharmacy of the developing world’. For more background information on our
#HandsOff campaign, please see end of document.
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TWITTER TAG: @PMOIndia @CIMGoi
@NarendraModi
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Don’t let trade negotiations harm access to
medicines!
Ten ASEAN countries plus Australia, China, India,
Japan, New Zealand and South Korea are
negotiating the Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement
in Perth, Australia, starting this Sunday.
We urge Indian Prime Minister @Narendra Modi
to reject proposals that would shut down the
‘pharmacy of the developing world’!
#HandsOffOurMeds #IncredibleIndia
Twitter
At #RCEP trade negotiations, India must protect
access to meds for millions + LINK
#HandsOffOurMeds
#RCEP proposals threaten affordable meds from
India. We urge @PMOIndia to stand strong +
LINK
The world is watching: Don’t trade away lives
during #RCEP talks #HandsOffOurMeds
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1. lowering standards for which medicines
deserve a patent
2. extending patent terms so monopolies
last longer
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TWITTER TAG: @PMOIndia @CIMGoi
@NarendraModi
3. introducing measures that would detain,
seize or destroy life-saving generic
medicines while in transit to developing
countries.
These are just some of the harmful provisions
included in the #RCEP trade agreement that
could threaten India’s production of generic
medicines and harm access to medicines.
Ten ASEAN countries plus Australia, China, India,
Japan, New Zealand and South Korea will start
#RCEP negotiations in Australia this Sunday.
Read more about our concerns!
http://handsoff.msf.org
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#RCEP vs. the pharmacy of the developing world.
Ask @PMOIndia to protect it: + handsoff.msf.org
#HandsOffOurMeds
#RCEP talks continue this week in Australia.
Affordable medicines remain under threat
#HandsOffOurMeds
MSF to @PMOIndia : “Don’t trade away lives
during #RCEP negotiations” + handsoff.msf.org
#HandsOffOurMeds
#RCEP: Another trade deal that threatens access
to medicines. Read what you can do: +
handsoff.msf.org #HandsOffOurMeds
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#RCEP trade negotiations are resuming in
Australia this week. Why do we care? Because
certain proposals could have a huge impact on
affordable medicines.
For example: first-line HIV meds cost 99% less
than 15 years ago, thanks to generic competition
in India. Imagine how many more people we can
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TWITTER TAG: @PMOIndia @CIMGoi
@NarendraModi
treat. #HandsOffOurMeds
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Why does MSF care about #RCEP trade talks?
Because the impact could be huge. + LINK
#HandsOffOurMeds
Why does MSF care about #RCEP trade talks?
Because the human cost could be very high.
#HandsOffOurMeds
Why we care about #RCEP: The impact could be
devastating to our #HIV work + LINK
#HandsOffOurMeds
First-line HIV meds cost 99% less than 15 years
ago, thanks to generic competition in India.
#HandsOffOurMeds
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@NarendraModi
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Why we care about #RCEP: The impact could be
devastating to our #tuberculosis work
#HandsOffOurMeds
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#RCEP trade negotiations are resuming in Australia this week. India is under pressure to change its
progressive IP laws #HandsOffOurMeds
.@PMOIndia: Access to meds for millions of people depends on India's leadership. Keep harmful IP
provisions out of #RCEP #HandsOffOurMeds
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Background
India is known as the ‘pharmacy of the developing world.’ Milli