In the Press Unitaid and COVID-19
LIST OF THE SUGGESTED PUBLICATIONS:
• Coronavirus could 'smoulder' in Africa for several years, WHO warns, The
Guardian – 8 May 2020
• Coronavirus pandemic could contribute to surge of other deadly diseases,
experts warn, CNN – 8 May 2020
• World Health Assembly Resolution On COVID-19 Response: The Stark
Choices Faced In A Polarized World Of Global Health, Health Policy
Watch – 8 May 2020
• COVID-19: three ways to support women, girls and vulnerable groups in
humanitarian settings, Development Policy Blog – 8 May 2020
• Protect against market exclusivity in the fight against COVID-19, By Ellen 't
Hoen, Nature – 7 May 2020
• Access to lifesaving medical resources for African countries: COVID-19
testing and response, ethics, and politics, The Lancet – 7 May 2020
• African artists take creative approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic,
UN News – 7 May 2020 • A patented Covid-19 vaccine could price out millions, Green World – 7 May
2020
• FT Health: We’re not all in this together, Financial Times – 6 May 2020
• £6.5bn pledged to combat Covid-19: Now it’s time to ensure universal
access, politics.co.uk, 5.5.2020
• The € 7.4 billion for Covid-19 product and vaccine development needs a
few strings attached, By Ellen 't Hoen, Medicines Law & Policy – 5 May
2020
• COVID-19 : l'aide à l'Afrique, France Diplomatie – 5 May 2020
• Nations Back Push for Universal Access to Covid-19 Vaccines, Bloomberg
News – 5 May 2020
• World leaders pledge €7.4 billion for European Commission's coronavirus
vaccine fundraising conference, Deutsche Welle (DW) – 4 May 2020
• Recherche : la France à l’initiative d’une action mondiale, La Dépêche du
Midi, 4.5.2020
• Pour une mobilisation mondiale contre le virus, Élysée, 3.5.2020
• European leaders join forces to combat Covid-19, The Guardian, 3.5.2020
• L’Elysée lance un appel à la communauté internationale pour trouver un
vaccin, Le Figaro, 3.5.2020 • The global response: Working together to help the world get better,
European Council, 2.5.2020
• As EU leaders, we want to unite the world against coronavirus and end the
global crisis, The Independent, 2.5.2020
• Coronavirus: la Commission veut lever 7,5 milliards d’euros pour accélérer
la réponse sanitaire, Les Echos, 2.5.2020
• EXCLUSIF. Von der Leyen, Michel, Macron, Merkel, Conte, Solberg
détaillent le Téléthon mondial contre le Covid, Le Journal du Dimanche,
1.5.2020
• Coronavirus: Macron, Merkel et des dirigeants européens lancent un appel
international aux dons, BFM TV, 1.5.2020
• Présentation de la troisième édition du Forum de Paris sur la paix,
Allocution de Jean-Yves Le Drian, France Diplomatie, 29.4.2020
• A coronavirus vaccine won’t stop the pandemic without all countries having
access to it, The New York Times, 29.4.2020
• Questions and Answers: The Coronavirus Global Response, European
Commission website, 24.4.2020
• WHO launches ambitious global project to develop Covid-19 medical
products, STAT News, 24.4.2020 • Poor countries must not be forgotten in the Covid-19 battle, Unitaid director
warns, STAT News, 23.4.2020
• Government urged to make COVID-19 vaccine and drug treatment patent-
free, ekklesia.co.uk, 22.4.2020
• Indian firms begin developing remdesivir for Covid-19 research, hope to
land licensing deal, theprint.in, 22.4.2020
• Preference For Collaborative And Open COVID Innovation And Creativity,
BananaIP Counsels, 22.4.2020
• Coronavirus puts Big Pharma’s IP regime to the test, Financial Times,
21.4.2020
• Big Pharma calls for ‘billions’ in upfront coronavirus funding, Financial
Times, 21.4.2020
• Open innovation for Covid-19 crisis, Forbes India, 21.4.2020
• The government must prevent Big Pharma profiteering from covid,
politics.co.uk, 21.4.2020
• « Aucune technologie contre le Covid-19 ne doit être soumise à un
monopole », Le Monde, 21.4.2020
• Jean-Yves Le Drian : « Ma crainte, c’est que le monde d’après ressemble
au monde d’avant, mais en pire », Le Monde, 20.4.2020 • Coronavirus: la France propose de créer un groupe d'experts au côté de
l'OMS, Le Figaro,20.4.2020
• Timini Egbuson, Jemima Osunde, others fight COVID-19 in MTV Shuga
Alone Together, PUNCH, 19.4.2020
• UK offers little detail on how aid-funded COVID-19 vaccine will be
accessible to all, Devex, 17.4.2020
• European Union urges the World Health Assembly to pursue a voluntary
pool for Covid-19 products, STAT News, 16.4.2020
• Trump's decision to cut WHO funding was a mistake, Brisbane Times,
16.4.2020
• WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-
19, WHO, 15.4.2020
• We'll find a treatment for coronavirus – but drug companies will decide who
gets it, The Guardian, 15.4.2020
• Nous trouverons un traitement pour le coronavirus – mais les compagnies
pharmaceutiques décideront qui l’obtiendra, fr24news, 15.4.2020
• Only victory in Africa can end the pandemic everywhere, Financial Times,
14.4.2020
• « La crise du Covid-19 requiert une solidarité mondiale sans précédent »,
Le Monde, 14.4.2020 • L’état doit prendre la main sur la santé globale, Le temps, 14.4.2020
• Patents and coronavirus – a role for patent pools?, Info Justice, 13.4.2020
• Accessible and affordable medicines: Covid-19: Treatments, but at what
cost?, Daily Maverick, 11.4.2020
• The World Needs a Master Plan for Covid-19 Patents. We’re Creating One,
Barrons, 10.4.2020
• « Nous pouvons créer un fonds mondial pour le traitement du coronavirus
», Le Monde, 10.4.2020
• Pour une solidarité sanitaire internationale, Alternatives Economiques,
10.4.2020
• Coronavirus : des chercheurs estiment le coût de certains traitements
potentiels à 1 dollar par jour, Le Monde, 10.4.2020
• Temos de agir desde já para que todos consigam tratamento contra o
coronavírus, Folha de S.Paulo, 10.4.2020
• COVID-19: Tratamentos, mas a que preço?, UOL Notícias, 9.4.2020
• Coronavirus : « Abandonner les pays les plus vulnérables serait une faute
», Le Monde, 9.4.2020
• To protect our own populations and economies from Covid-19, the world
must work together, Telegraph UK, 9.4.2020 • World leaders hatch further plans for accessibility of COVID-19 IP rights,
IAM, 9.4.2020
• We need to ramp up global public spending to fight COVID-19,
OpenDemocracy, 9.4.2020
• COVID-19 : la nécessaire solidarité sanitaire internationale, La Lettre de
Galilée, 8.4.2020
• Wealthy nations urged to embrace WTO deal and import meds made under
compulsory licenses, STAT News, 7.4.2020
• Opinion: What is the role of innovation in COVID-19 response?, Devex,
7.4.2020
• Wealthy nations urged to embrace WTO deal and import meds made under
compulsory licenses, STAT News, 7.4.2020
• WHO director-general endorses a voluntary intellectual property pool to
develop COVID-19 products, STAT News, 6.4.2020
• OMS: Propuesta de Costa Rica para combate a COVID-19 está en
"finalización de detalles", DELFINO.cr, 6.4.2020
• Mascarillas médicas escasean en todo el mundo, alerta la OMS, El
Economista, 6.4.2020
• A redeeming moment for the SA government: A case for compulsory
licensing in the age of Covid-19, Daily Maverick, 6.4.2020 • EMA Releases Guidelines For Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for
COVID-19, Health Policy Watch, 3.4.202
• Coronavirus and the dangers of distraction, Financial Times, 1.4.2020
• Big drugmakers under pressure to share patents against coronavirus,
Financial Times, 31.3.2020
• Marisol Touraine : « L’occasion de penser une véritable Europe sanitaire et
sociale », Le Quotidien du Medecin, 30.3.2020
• ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’: WHO, Unitaid Welcome Proposal for
Drugmakers to Give Up Patents Against Coronavirus, News18World,
1.4.2020
• Pressure mounts to widen access to medical products that may combat
Covid-19, STAT News, 27.3.2020
• WHO Director General ‘Welcomes’ Costa Rica Call For Pooled Rights To
COVID-19 Treatments; G-20 Pledges Broad Support To Emergency
Response, Health Policy Watch, 26.3.2020
• Costa Rica submits proposal for WHO to facilitate access to technologies
to combat COVID-19, www.presidencia.go.cr, 24.3.2020