This is my new 'moderna plant' - likely to be the only one in Africa now...😉

Equity with a E.
Solidarity with a S.

#ModernaAfrica

US tax payers gave Moderna $2.5 B, including federal grants for university research

In turn, Moderna

- prioritized rich nations for supply
- did not share vaccine technology during the pandemic
- pulled out of their commitment to manufacture in Africa

devex.com/news/africa-cd…

More disappointment on the pandemic prevention front.

IMO the point of the Pandemic Accord has vanished. It could have shifted how the world stamps out epidemics w/agreements on how drugs, vaccines & tests are shared. Another lesson lost.

What is even going on.

shocker... Moderna built US & Swiss factories in months. 4yrs later announce halt to plans to build in Kenya. Almost like they weren't serious?
World needs technology transfer not monopolized outsourcing.
Pandemic Treaty Negot. please be more serious
africanews.com/2024/04/11/mod…

'There can be all sorts of monopolistic behavior that is leading to [high drug prices].'

From capping the price of leading inhalers at $35, to banning Martin Shkreli from the industry, Lina Khan on how FTC is tackling pharma price gouging.👇📺

🙏🏽

Some say pharma patent thickets not concerning b/c high tech thickets even bigger. Relying on industry characteristics & empirical evidence on continuation patents, S. Sean Tu & I explain argument wrong and pharma thickets designed to be anticompetitive. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

.Lina Khan tells Jon Stewart about pharma’s sham Orange Book patents.

“We’ve realized that some of the patents that had been listed for these inhalers were improper. They were bogus.”

Thanks to Jon Stewart for having me on to talk about FTC’s work to lower the cost of asthma inhalers, the importance of holding corporate executives accountable for lawbreaking, and how monopolies can use their power to bully, coerce, and censor speech.

It was an honor to speak The White House Convening on how women are benefitting from President Biden’s Historic Prescription Drug Law yesterday. Surreal to be in a room full of some incredibly smart and important women working to increase access to medicines! Generation Patient

Women are disproportionately harmed by high drug prices, especially women of color. Yesterday we were pleased to join HHS.gov and allies to learn about how the new drug law is already having a positive impact on women’s health and well-being. #inflationreductionact

Patent abuse is a BIG deal.

Thank you President Biden for calling out pharma’s patent games.

We won’t solve the drug pricing problem until we solve the drug patent problem!

From The White House event today on inhalers.

Important work led by Bernie Sanders Lina Khan President Biden to make inhalers more affordable for patients with asthma and COPD.

5 years ago, I founded my consulting firm Advancing Health Equity. 4 years ago, I made a leap of faith and left my career in academic medicine. I was scared. So scared, but I stayed the course. Today, I received a thank you note from the United Nations’s President of the General Assembly.

COVID-19 killed millions, but the Global South paid the highest cost
 
That's why I join others in asking President Biden and Ursula von der Leyen to support a #PandemicAccord that secures equitable access to vaccines & meds for everyone, not just Americans and Europeans
healthpolicy-watch.news/new-pandemic-a…

BREAKING: 50+ health campaigners say, Presidents Biden & von der Leyen, you must “align your international actions with your commendable domestic policies”

It cannot be one rule for Americans & Europeans and another for everyone else in #PandemicAccord

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/us-and…

Hi ya TwitterX, I have some news! I’ve written a book entitled THE GUARANTEE and it will be available April 23. I’d like to tell you a bit about the book and how it came to be. 🧵

Celebrating these inspiring women and incredible powerhouses this #InternationalWomensDay . We truly and deeply appreciate your passion and efforts in promoting anti-racism and advancing equity in global health.
#InternationalWomensDay 2024 #ChampionsforEquity