Will the G8 deliver on their promise to provide Universal Access to Treatment by 2010?

From 6-8th June leaders of the world’s 8 richest countries met in Heiligendamm in northern
Germany to make important decisions on the urgent issues affecting the world. Two years on from the promises made at the 2005 G8 Summit, and with less than three years until the target date of 2010, the eyes of the world [...]

European Parliament discusses Access to Medicines

Earlier this month the European Parliament held a hearing on access to medicines and TRIPS. Currently the European Union is hoping to conclude free trade deals (know as Economic Partnership Agreements or EPA’s) which could force African,
Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to abide by European Union intellectual property rules. The deals would require ACP countries [...]

A Tribute To Tim and Heather

On behalf of Stop AIDS Durham Society, we’d like to thank Tim and Heather, who were President and Secretary respectively of the society over the last year. We are grateful to Tim for having founded the society four years ago, and for all the hard work he and Heather have put into it. We wish [...]