Special 301 Report

US trade report could be used to block countries from making affordable COVID-19 medicines

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NEW YORK/NEW DELHI —Amidst the ongoing global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual “Special 301 Report” today that calls out countries for implementing and supporting public health safeguards in their intellectual property laws and policies. The US government uses this report to annually target countries it believes are … Read more

Access to medicines: MSF demands review of USTR Special 301 report on trade barriers

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In a letter to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on 6th February 2020, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders submitted comments to the review process of USTR’s 2020 Special 301 Report and raised concerns of the public health impact of this practice. USTR had called for comments from stakeholders for their 2020 Special 301 Report. … Read more