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BRICS backs India-South Africa's COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver proposal
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): BRICS on Tuesday extended their support for a temporary global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines and also reiterated the need for sharing of vaccine doses, transfer of technology, development of local production capacities and supply chains fo
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TRIPS waiver will facilitate wider access to technologies needed for COVID
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The proposal by South Africa and India for a temporary global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines will facilitate wider access to technologies needed to produce vaccines, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday.
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Delhi HC asks Centre to consider complete waiver of Amphotericin B import
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Central Government to consider a complete waiver of import duties of the drug Amphotericin B, for a limited period till the scarcity of drug is resolved in the country.
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Jaishankar to visit US from May 24-28 , discuss COVID-related cooperation
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit the United States next week beginning May 24 to meet with US officials and discuss COVID-related cooperation between the two countries.
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EAM Jaishankar likely to visit US next week
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to visit the United States in the coming week, the visit is at the planning stage. There is no official announcement of the visit yet.
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RSS-affiliate SJM seeks EU's 'unconditional support' to TRIPS waiver propo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Wednesday wrote to European Union envoy to India Ugo Astuto to support a text-based negotiation of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Waiver Proposal to sus
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China supports India, SA proposal for IPR waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Extending its support to India and South Africa's proposal for a temporary waiver of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for coronavirus vaccines, China said that it is in favour of all efforts for fair vaccine access.
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US Trade Representative Tai meets WHO chief, discusses vaccine production,
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): US trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday virtually met World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to discuss increasing vaccine production and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on
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Piyush Goyal holds 'fruitful discussion' with US Trade Representative to e
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday had a "fruitful discussion" in a virtual meeting with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai to enhance COVID-19 vaccine production.
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Tech transfer, voluntary licenses to improve vaccine supply: FICCI
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Industry body FICCI said on Thursday the government should focus on connecting with global pharmaceutical companies to facilitate technology transfer and voluntary licenses to Indian companies which have the capacity and capability for mass production of Covi
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WHO strongly supports TRIPS waiver, not time to worry about patents, profi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) said that the global health body strongly believes that Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade O
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COVID-19: Pope Francis backs vaccine patents waiver
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], May 9 (ANI): Pope Francis has backed growing calls for a patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines in a video message for a public concert on Saturday.
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