India and South Africa made a formal request to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a waiver to allow countries to suspend all patents on any medicines, medical tools and devices during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a landmark step and we need to get our voice behind it so that more governments get on board to support this request and make it a reality. The success of the patent waiver request could be a real game-changer to put people's lives over profit and to provide governments with the necessary legal basis to ensure access for their population during the pandemic. www.msfaccess.org/nopatents