Today, Boris Johnson is hosting a Global Coronavirus Vaccine Summit to generate funds to support the work of GAVI. Just Treatment is warning the UK approach to developing a vaccine risks undermining the global coronavirus response by handing too much power and money to the pharmaceutical industry.
Read MoreThe British government has announced that £84m of funding was going towards Oxford University and AstraZeneca to develop a COVID19 vaccine. The government’s approach is again, exposing the pitfalls of the medical research and development system.
Read MoreCOVID19 has disproportianately impacted the BME community in England. Just Treatment organiser, Maryam Asaria interviews Dr Ameen Kamlana to find out why.
Read MoreIf you missed it - don’t panic! Now you can play back our organising call with the US comedian Rob Delaney.
Read MoreLast year Izzie played her part in ending a long campaign to gain access to a drug called Orkambi. Now in 2020 she writes about another access crisis we’re all facing with the vaccine for COVID-19.
Read MoreJust Treatment’s work on big pharma is expanding. We’re going to organise patients from across the NHS who have been negatively impacted by cuts and privatisation.
Read MoreCOVID19 is threatening our health and our NHS. We’re changing our strategy to respond - so patients can help win a more equitable pandemic response.
Read MoreThe UK government says the price the NHS pays for drugs will not be on the negotiating table. But the devil will be in the detail.
Read MoreAt $2.1m, Zolgensma is the most expensive drug in the world. For many babies with spinal muscular atrophy, the only chance of treatment with this life-saving drug is a lottery where some will be lucky, but others won’t.
Read MoreLet’s pin down our candidates on the questions that matter.
Read MoreWatch our video to find out how we won the campaign for cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi - and why we won’t rest until we have a system that delivers for all patients.
Read MoreAfter years of campaigning and stalled negotiations between the drug company Vertex and NHS, a group of patients and their families decided to take a different strategic route to make cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi available on the NHS.
Read MoreChristina, one of the parents we've been organising alongside for a Plan B on Orkambi, describes what today means to her and countless other families.
Read MoreAfter a four-year long fight campaigners and patient activists welcome the news this morning that the cystic fibrosis drugs, Orkambi and Symkevi will be made available under the NHS to patients in England
Read MoreLobbying your MP isn’t always easy - especially for a boater with no post-code! But my experience shows it’s worth persevering, even when the odds are against you.
Read MorePrivate wealth should never come in the way of public health.
Read MoreAnne was only able to access the treatment she needed after a public campaign brought the price down. Here she explains why she’s supporting the campaign for Plan B on Orkambi.
Read MoreWe’re celebrating the news today that cystic fibrosis drugs Orkambi and Symkevi have been approved for use in Scotland. But what will this mean for the rest of the UK?
Read MorePatient leader Fiona explains what a no deal Brexit could mean for patients - and why she’s calling for certainty.
Read MorePatient leader Clare had to fight to access treatment. Now she’s supporting others facing similar battles.
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