Geneva, 5 February 2020 - As the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global health community work to identify the best course of treatment in the fight against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov), the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is ready to support access to treatment through its voluntary licensing mechanism in low- and middle- income countries. MPP works with a wide range of treatments and holds licences for HIV antiretrovirals (ARVs) that may be effective in the treatment of 2019-nCov. MPP is currently monitoring developments closely to ensure equitable access to effective treatments. Increasing the scope of countries that a licence covers, as well as the use of ARVs for coronavirus treatment, is an opportunity for MPP to lend its model and expertise in assisting in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Geneva, 31 January 2020 – The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) congratulates the University of Liverpool (UoL) and the University of Washington (UoW) on receiving each a Unitaid grant to lead revolutionary long-acting medicines research.The LONGEVITY project led by the UoL aims to develop long-acting formulations for malaria and TB prevention, and a single-injection cure for hepatitis C. The GLAD project led by the UoW seeks to reduce HIV transmission and resistance to HIV drugs and improve the quality of life of those taking them through long-acting treatment regimens. MPP is proud to partner with both projects and to use its expertise and model to address access barriers early in the development cycle and, to provide a pathway for low- and middle- income countries to promptly obtain these new products. With its recognised expertise in intellectual property-related facilitation, MPP will engage with the different stakeholders to secure partners in accelerating access to affordable quality revolutionary long-ac...