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Access a Major Obstacle for One in Two People Using Insulin to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Press Release | 21 November, 2018 | Download PDF A paper published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology estimates that, between 2018 and 2030, the number of people with type…
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21 November 2018

Civil Society Position on European Commission Proposal for the Introduction of an SPC Manufacturing Waiver

Joint Statement | 6 November, 2018 | Download PDF As civil society organisations working on access to medicines and public health, we wish to contribute to the ongoing discussions on…
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6 November 2018

Shocking Disparity Between Insulin Prices and Cost of Production

Press Release | 25 September, 2018 | Download PDF A study published today (Tuesday 25 September) in BMJ Global Health shows that, in a global market dominated by just three…
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25 September 2018

Global Coalition of Health Organisations Announces First-ever International Snakebite Awareness Day

Press Release | 20 September, 2018 | Download PDF LONDON—A coalition of organisations working on global health and tropical medicine around the world, including Health Action International, is launching the first-ever…
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19 September 2018

Statement on ENVI Committee Report on Health Technology Assessments

Statement | 13 September, 2018 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—Following the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee adoption of a legislative report on Health Technology Assessments, Health Action International’s Senior Policy Advisor, Ancel.la…
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13 September 2018

Ensuring EU Funded Medical R&I Delivers for EU Citizens and Beyond

Joint Statement | 7 June, 2018 | Download PDF Health Action International (HAI) has joined other civil society organisations in a reaction to the European Commission’s proposal on Horizon Europe:…
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7 June 2018

Health Action International Hails Adoption of Milestone Resolution on Snakebite Envenoming at 71st World Health Assembly

Press Release | 24 May, 2018 | Download PDF Health advocacy NGO urges donors to fund WHO snakebite programme to reduce snakebite death and disability and ensure Resolution’s success  …
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24 May 2018

Statement to WHA71 on Addressing the Global Shortage of, and Access to, Medicines and Vaccines

Statement | 23 May, 2018 | Download PDF Thank you, Chair Stichting Health Action International appreciates the opportunity to take the floor on an issue that is both our core…
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23 May 2018

Statement to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly on GPW13

Statement | 23 May, 2018 | Download PDF Thank you Chair, GPW13 is an ambitious blueprint for WHO reform, which includes how WHO addresses global health challenges, interacts with other…
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23 May 2018

International Panel Puts Intellectual Property Incentives Framework Under Microscope as Prices of New Medicines Rise in Europe

Press Release | 16 May, 2018 | Download PDF BRUSSELS—European Union (EU) lawmakers and a panel of international experts called today for greater EU Member State use of the flexibilities…
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17 May 2018

Joint Statement: Europe, Let’s Do More for Health!

Joint Statement | 24 April, 2018 | Download PDF Our Vision for Health in the European Union We believe that a Europe where all people are as healthy as they…
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24 April 2018

Sunshine Policies and Murky Shadows in Europe

Press Release | 20 March, 2018 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—A new study sheds light on the rules covering disclosure of payments from pharmaceutical companies to doctors across Europe, finding barriers…
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20 March 2018

Statement on European Commission Proposal on Health Technology Assessments

Statement | 1 February, 2018 | Download PDF Following the release of the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on Health Technology Assessment on 31 January, 2018, Ancel·la Santos Quintano,…
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1 February 2018

Health Action International and European Public Health Alliance Reaction to Leaked Documents from EU-Mercosur Trade Talks

Statement | 7 December, 2017 | Download PDF Health Action International (HAI) and the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) issued a joint reaction following Wednesday’s publication of leaked negotiating texts from the…
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7 December 2017

Health Action International Launches Programme to Improve Snakebite Situation in Kenya

Media Backgrounder | 23 November, 2017 | Download PDF Free snakebite emergency information poster available in Kilifi County NAIROBI—Health Action International (HAI) today launched a new research, education and advocacy…
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23 November 2017

HAI Snakebite Programme – Kenya

Media Backgrounder | 23 November, 2017 | Download PDF Global Snakebite Burden Snakebite is a major cause of death, particularly in tropical countries. Worldwide, about 138,000 people per year die…
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23 November 2017

HAI & Global Snakebite Initiative Applaud WHO’s Adoption of Snakebite Envenoming as Top-level Neglected Tropical Disease

Press Release | 12 June, 2017 | Download PDF Category A’ status to spark large-scale WHO action to prevent and treat catastrophic snakebite envenoming which kills and injures world’s poorest AMSTERDAM—Health…
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12 June 2017

Media Release: Health Action International Commend Decision By World Health Organization Not To Include Long-Acting Analogue Insulins On The Essential Medicines List

Press Release | 6 June, 2017 | Download PDF Its inclusion would have increased pressure on national governments to purchase long-acting analogue insulins, which are seven to nine times more…
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6 June 2017

Proposed Changes to EMA’s Access to Documents Policy Fall Short on Proactive Disclosure

Press Release | 18 May, 2017 | Download PDF BRUSSELS—The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) proposed amendments to its access to documents policy do not sufficiently ensure comprehensive access to documents,…
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18 May 2017

Media Release: Health Action International start een publiekscampagne tegen stijgende medicijnprijzen

Media Release | 7 March 2017 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—Vandaag lanceert Health Action International een campagne waarin zij verkiezingskandidaten oproept om een einde te maken aan stijgende medicijnprijzen in Nederland. De…
7 March 2017

Media Release: Soaring Medicine Prices the Target Of New Public Campaign Ahead Of 15 March Election

Media Release | 7 March 2017 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—A campaign launched by Health Action International today calls on political candidates running in the Dutch national election to commit to putting…
7 March 2017

Media Statement: European Parliament Hits Target in Recommendations for Improving Access to Medicines

Media Statement | 3 March 2017 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—Health Action International commends the European Parliament for its Report on European Union (EU) Options for Improving Access to Medicines, the…
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3 March 2017

Media Release: European Public Health Advocates Demand Greater Public Returns From European Commission’s Research and Development Programme, Horizon 2020

Press Release | 2 February 2017 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—European public health advocates have called upon the European Commission to make substantial changes to how it funds research and development…
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2 February 2017

Measuring Prices and Availability of Locally-produced and Imported Medicines

Press Release | 18 January 2017 | Download PDF Health Action International Releases New Study on Prices of Locally-produced Medicines in Ethiopia and Tanzania Governments supporting local production of medicines…
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18 January 2017

Media Release: Insulin Discounts Lower Price Burden for Americans, but Insulin Still Not Affordable Worldwide

Media Release | 14 December 2016 | Download PDF Insulin Discounts Lower Price Burden for Americans, but Insulin Still Not Affordable Worldwide AMSTERDAM— Researchers conducting a global study into the…
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14 December 2016

Health Action International Response to Report by Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines

Statement | 8 November, 2016 | Download PDF Reports by Lancet Commission and High-level Panel on Access to Medicines expose dire state of global access to medicines and provide blueprint to…
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8 November 2016

Press Release: Health Action International Receives €460,000 Grant from Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Fight Snakebite Death & Disability in Sub-Saharan Africa

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Press Release | 26 October 2016 | Download PDF Health Action International (HAI) was today awarded a €460,000 grant from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to scale up advocacy…
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26 October 2016

Press Release: Health Action International Launches Educational Guide to Help EU Healthcare Students & Professionals Counter Ill Effects of Pharmaceutical Marketing

Press Release | 25 October 2016 | Download Link AMSTERDAM—Health Action International (HAI) today released a new book that teaches healthcare students and professionals in the European Union (EU) how…
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25 October 2016

Press Release: Report Reveals Danger Of TTIP Locking Europe & Us Into Higher Drug Prices, Failed Pharma Innovation Model

Press Release | 3 October 2016 | Download Link AMSTERDAM—The European Union (EU) and the United States (US) risk being locked into higher drug prices and a failed model of…
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3 October 2016

Media Statement: HAI Response to Political Declaration of the United Nations High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Antimicrobial Resistance

Media Statement |  21 September, 2016 | Download PDF AMSTERDAM—In response to the Political Declaration of the United Nations High-level meeting of the General Assembly on Antimicrobial Resistance, which is…
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21 September 2016