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MPP aims to improve access to affordable #EssentialMedicines – including for treating #HIV #ViralHepatitis #TB #COVID-19 and #NCDs – in low- and middle-income countries through voluntary licensing and technology transfer.
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🌍 We’re hiring!

The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is looking for a Business Development In-Licensing Manager in Geneva!

👉 Learn more & apply by 20 Feb 2026: medicinespatentpool.org/call-for-app...

#Hiring #BusinessDevelopment #Pharma #GlobalHealth
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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The Fifth Implementation Report of the #100DaysMission is a timely reminder that #pandemicpreparedness remains fragile, particularly when it comes to therapeutics and equitable access.

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January 27, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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🌍 MPP is hiring!

In partnership with Ganci Partners, MPP is seeking an #ExecutiveDirector to lead our mission of delivering life-saving medicines to those who need them most.

📧 Apply by Feb 16, 2026
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January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Yesterday, the #AORTIC Medical Oncology Special Interest Group held a panel on Expanding #Immunotherapy #Access in Africa: Early Lessons and Cost Considerations 🌍

The discussion offered lessons for expanding equitable access to life-saving #treatments across the continent ✨
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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🎥 New MedsPaL Video Series!

Continuing our mission to help users navigate the enhanced #MedsPaL platform! 🌍💊

🔍 You’ll learn how to explore #licence data efficiently and unlock valuable insights for your work!

🔗 Explore more at: www.medspal.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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⏰ Last days to submit your abstract to the #INTEREST2026 Conference!

Provide a summary of your research for the chance to present at Africa’s premier conference dedicated to HIV/AIDS in May 2026.

Abstract Submission Portal: virology.eventsair.com/Presentation...

INTEREST: interestworkshop.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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🎙️ At #STEMSummit in New Delhi🇮🇳, MPP’s Andrew Spencer Goldman highlighted how licensing and tech transfer enable affordable access in LMICs—and why upstream agreements matter. Thanks to Pushpa Vijayaraghavan, MPP Board Member, for moderating! Learn more: bit.ly/49tNL7M
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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We’re hiring a Grants & Operations Officer to manage donor grants, reporting, and proposals. Be part of our mission to improve global access to medicines.
Apply by 11 Jan 2026: medicinespatentpool.org/who-we-are/c...
Call for Applications - Grants and Operations Officer - MPP
Apply now for the Grants and Operations Officer position at MPP. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in grant management and operations as a grants operations officer.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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🌍 On #UniversalHealthCoverageDay, Charles Gore reflects on a challenging yet rewarding 2025, a year marked by a changing landscape, strong collaboration with partners 🤝 and important milestones in expanding access to essential health products.

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December 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Behind every #licence that expands access to life-saving medicines are the people who make it possible.

Our staff, from 🇨🇭 to 🇮🇳, stand together in this mission, because at MPP we know that when medicines are accessible, lives are saved.

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#LicensingSavesLives
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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📍 MPP Booth #50 | ⏰ 12–1 PM
Session: “The Last Mile: Innovation After Funding Cuts” with Michael Mhando & Victor Adula (@avac.org).
Discussing access to medicines, health services for vulnerable populations & post-funding innovations.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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📣 Discover today’s programme at #ICASA2025 — happening at Booth 50!

We’re proud to highlight key moments of the day featuring the @medicinespatentpool.org team and partners.

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#HIV #LongActing #GlobalHealth #AccessToMedicines #PublicHealth #EndingHIV #LeavingNoOneBehind
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Yesterday, @who.int released its first-ever guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for adults living with obesity. This milestone follows the inclusion of GLP-1 medicines in the Essential Medicines List for managing type 2 diabetes in high-risk groups.

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WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity
To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, WHO has released its first guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for tr...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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MPP and @unitaid.bsky.social are co-hosting “Breaking New Grounds: Long-Acting HIV Treatment for a New Generation”, at #ICASA2025.

📅 Wednesday 3 December 2025 | 11:45–12:30 GMT
📍 Room Prof. Souleymane Mboup & online

Join us to discuss why long-acting HIV treatment matters.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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MPP joins @who.int @unaids.org @unitaid.bsky.social & partners to mark #WorldAIDSDay. Expanding access to dolutegravir-based regimens, paediatric formulations & long-acting therapeutics is vital for equity & choice. Through licensing, MPP helps make this possible.
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#LicensingSavesLives - Pushing the boundaries of global health access
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December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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On #WorldAIDSDay, let's remember the role of #communities in driving the response, and how #access to optimal #HIV care - for everyone living with HIV - supports #solidarity and #dignity in the broader journey towards #progress 🤍
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💊 Every pack of #HIV treatment delivered through MPP licences means a life transformed. Ahead of #WorldAIDSDay, meet Hue from #Vietnam, mother, advocate & fighter. W/ improved treatment & community support, she turned stigma into strength and now helps others do the same.
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World AIDS Day — A Life of Strength and Hope — Tran Thi Hue - MPP
At the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), our mission is simple yet vital — to ensure that the best medicines reach the people who need them most. Every licence we negotiate, every partnership we forge, and...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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On #WorldAIDSDay, meet Dorothy from #Kenya 🇰🇪, a young mother who turned fear into hope through community support and access to paediatric #HIV treatment like #pALD. Her story shows that progress is more than medicine—it’s about solidarity and dignity.
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A mother’s resilience: How access to treatment and community support transforms lives - MPP
By Maurine Oora, Field Officer, Lean on Me Foundation In a peri-urban area of Kombedu in Kisumu County, where murram roads snake through dense informal settlements, lives a young woman named Dorothy. ...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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💊 Every pack of #HIV treatment delivered through MPP licences means a life transformed. Ahead of #WorldAIDSDay, meet Hue from #Vietnam, mother, advocate & fighter. W/ improved treatment & community support, she turned stigma into strength and now helps others do the same.
🔗 bit.ly/43Vpbe6
World AIDS Day — A Life of Strength and Hope — Tran Thi Hue - MPP
At the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), our mission is simple yet vital — to ensure that the best medicines reach the people who need them most. Every licence we negotiate, every partnership we forge, and...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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🌍 Around the world, millions of people cannot access the medicines they need — not because the treatments don’t exist, but because they remain out of reach.

At MPP, we work to change that.

✨ Join us: lnkd.in/eDizXjQb

Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqd...

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#LicensingSavesLives - Pushing the boundaries of global health access
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November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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MPP’s work in #licensing, #techtransfer and capacity-building aligns with Article 12’s benefit-sharing goals. We’ve long partnered with @who.int and Member States to turn these principles into access. 🤝🌍

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MPP's Statement at the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group - MPP
Question: “How could your entity contribute in a practical and sustainable manner to the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing System (PABS)?” Statement  We believe that Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) can ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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MPP provides sustainable solutions that save millions of lives in the short and long run. 🌍 MPP punches well above its weight. 💪

Would you like to explore ways in which we could collaborate? 🤝

Get in touch: medicinespatentpool.org/licensingsav...

#Sustainability #FundingHealthEquity
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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One tablet could change everything.

The UNIVERSAL 1 trial is confirming the right dose for a single, dispersible DTG/FTC/TAF pill for children with #HIV, a formulation prioritised by GAP-f.

Watch for more

#BetterMeds4Kids #WorldChildrensDay #PaediatricHIV #EDCTP
World Children's Day 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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On #WorldChildrensDay, MPP proudly stands as a founding member of GAP-f, driving global collaboration to ensure children everywhere have access to lifesaving medicines.

Learn more: www.who.int/initiatives/...

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November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🦠 #RSV kills 100,000+ young children yearly, 97% in LMICs. Prevention works, but access to life-saving monoclonal antibodies is limited. On #WorldChildrensDay, let’s push for affordable RSV prevention so every child gets a healthy start. Learn more: bit.ly/4o0XGqo
Preventing a hidden killer of infants in low- and middle-income countries - MPP
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading causes of lower respiratory tract infections and mortality among young children across the world. Estimates suggest it causes over 100,000 deaths and 3...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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💊 Honored to welcome @medicinespatentpool.org to visit community-based organizations in Hanoi, with the connection from ViiV Healthcare.

Together, we shared how community-led HIV prevention and care are helping expand access to essential medicines and health services for all.
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM