Stephanie is an access to medicines junkie armed with research tools and a penchant for social justice. She has a background in global public health and is a researcher in Vancouver BC.
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We are a collection of folks who care about access to medicine issues. We started this blog because there didn't seem to be too many hubs where information of this sort could be found (written in a non-academic way anyway). We blog mostly on topic, sometimes with a Canadian angle: but not always.
Authors include:
Kevin Charles | posts | bio
Stephanie Gatto | posts | bio
David Ng | posts | bio
Natasha Ovtcharenko | posts | bio
THE WTF GLOSSARY
A basic primer (start here)
CAMR/Bill C-393
Data Exclusivity
Compulsory Licenses EU-India FTA
Patent Pools
ARVs What they do.
You may also notice that there will be a lot of things related to the Canadian election (at least until May anyway). This is because there are some spectacular instances of unethical behaviour in Canadian politics specifically in reference to Access to Medicine. Don't forget to vote (dammit!)
What is this Bill C-393 that keeps getting mentioned? A primer can be found here. FOLKS WE ADMIRE
My Rights Versus Yours 