the focus for 2011/12 - patent pools

This year the campaign will be again promoting patent pools - a simple system where drug companies give their drug patents to a central organisation - this allows cheaper generic versions of HIV/AIDS drugs to be produced whilst the company still receives a fair royalty.

For an introduction, have a look at the animations that the Stop AIDS campaign has created...

how students can get involved

Sign up to our mailing list (stopaidsucl@gmail.com) so we can keep you informed of the latest events.

You can throw your support behind the UK Stop AIDS Campaign petitions by visiting their website (click here). The current big push is to invite 'Johnson & Johnson' to the patent pool party (see below)!

invite Johnson & Johnson to the 'Patent Pool Party'

Particular pressure is currently being placed on Johnson and Johnson who refuse to join negotiations with the Medicines Patent Pool. Find out more information and send your own invitation to Johnson & Johnson at www.stopaidscampaign.org/poolparty

'push for the pool' - push in the pool!

Watch this campaign stunt video from the Student Stop AIDS campaign to find out more about Patent Pools. It was filmed in a very cold bathing pond on Hampstead Heath!

You can link this video to friends of Facebook/etc. by copying this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idhOhnnnYwA

last updated : september 24th 2011