On 25th April 2013, AIDS Law Project (ALP) organised a workshop in celebration of the World Intellectual Property Week. The workshop featured an interactive key note presentation from the Chief Patent Examiner of the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI), an inter-universities debating session and an audience discussion. Focus was on Intellectual Property (IP) and access [...]
THE INDIAN NOVARTIS CASE OPENS A NEW CHAPTER FOR GENERIC MEDICINES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
On 1 April 2013, the Supreme Court of India issued a precedent-setting judgment that will forever influence positively access to essential medicines especially generics in developing countries. According to the Supreme Court decision, India will remains a major supplier of affordable essential generic medicines in the developing world including Kenya. In effect, the decision has [...]
World Intellectual Property Day April 26th!
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
WIPO’s member states designated April 26 as the day in which the WIPO Convention came into force in 1970.The day has since been commemorated as the World IP Day with the aim of increasing a general understanding of IP whilst also encouraging innovation and creativity. The World IP day continues to offer a unique [...]
Comic booklet on generic medicines
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
For many intellectual property rights (IPRs) and access to essential medicines advocates, you will agree with me that communicating our issues to the ordinary citizens is a herculian task. Not only is the language technical but also foreign. A good example is ‘patents’, ‘anticounterfeiting’ and ‘trademarks’. This comic booklet [PDF 4mb] was conceived and developed [...]
Kenya Health Bill 2012 Audit and Medicines
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The proposed Health Legislation 2012 seeks to: Consolidate all the laws relating to health in Kenya The Bill also seeks to provide for regulation of health care services and health care service providers Provide for the establishment of national regulatory institutions Consolidate the inter relationship between the national and county health institutions Establish a coordinating [...]
ALP VS Classic FM and Ciku Muiruri
June 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Classic 105 FM Radio through the busted show presenter Ciku Muiruri is accused of purporting to casually, recklessly and negligently disclose the HIV status of an alleged cheating spouse through a show called Busted. The media has a role ensuring they broadcast programmes that do not encourage stigma and discrimination against PLHIV’s. The hearing at [...]
ALP applauds land mark judgment on access to quality generic medicines
April 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
AIDS Law Project applauds land mark Judgment on access to quality generic medicines. The long awaited judgment was finally delivered on 20th April 2012 by Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi: The case was filed by three petitioners (Patricia Asero, Maurine Atieno and Joseph Munyi), AIDS Law Project was enjoined as an interested party; and the UN [...]
Press Statement: Health activists welcome High Court judgment on anti-counterfeit law
April 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
Press Statement April, 20th 2012 Health activists welcome High Court judgment on anti-counterfeit law After three years of waiting, health activists today welcomed a decision by the High court that the Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Act 2008 was vague and could undermine access to affordable generic medicines. High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi, found that the Act had [...]
Judgement Petition No. 409 of 2009
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After three years of waiting, health activists today welcomed a decision by the High court that the Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Act 2008 was vague and could undermine access to affordable generic medicines. High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi, found that the Act had failed to clearly distinguish between counterfeit and generic medicines. Download the judgement here [pdf [...]
Kenya court set to deliver ruling on anti-counterfeit law
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Coram Lady Justice Ngugi – presiding Judge Mr. Luseno for the petitioners Mr. Omwanza for the interested party (AIDS Law Project) and amicus curiae ( UN Special Rapportuer on right to Health ) Ms Kimani for the respondents After almost three years of waiting since three petitioners living with HIV filed a constitutional petition challenging [...]
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