MSF Protests Novartis' Assault on Access to Medicines
4,989 views · Published 24 February 2012 · 2:26 · Indexed 5 October 2026
Channel: Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA · 2012 · Nonprofits & Activism
In 2006 the drug company Novartis took the Indian government to court over its patent law, in a move that threatened access to affordable medicines produced in India for millions of people across the developing world. The company wanted to get the law changed so that they could more easily extend the patents on their products, and stop generic companies from producing the same medicines at a fraction of the price. MSF's Drop the Case campaign, launched in response to this move, gathered nearly half a million signatures calling on the company to drop its case. But six years later, the legal battle continues. India's Supreme Court is now due to give the final judgement on the case in March. This week, MSF joined with activists from Health GAP, Act Up, and others to protest the Novartis lawsuit at the company's headquarters in New York. Learn more about the case and MSF's efforts to protect access to essential medicines: http://www.msfaccess.org/STOPnovartis/
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