The announcement that a vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is 90% accurate is promising news. But public funding has gone into this vaccine, and Pfizer have been clear they intend to make huge financial gains from it. It is critical that monopolies and profits cannot be allowed to block access.
Read MoreWe remember the incredible lives and activism of Carolyn and Mel.
Read MoreWith the COVID crisis thrusting the issue of racism within the NHS back into the limelight, it’s our responsibility to make sure we don’t stop talking about it. People of colour, like ourselves, helped build the NHS. We should be able to access the same quality of care and be given the same opportunities to work within and help grow the NHS without fear of prejudice or abuse.
Read MoreIn the middle of an international pandemic, the need for international collaboration and solidarity has never been so clear.
Read MoreWe have now spoken to someone in almost all 650 constituencies in the UK. The New Deal for the NHS campaign is now moving on to the ‘build’ phase. Find out what the plan is for the ‘build’ phase.
Read MoreMaryam Asaria joined Just Treatment as an Organiser in March - as we recruit for a new Digital Comms and Campaigns Lead she reflects on a busy first few months.
Read MoreAn NHS New Deal volunteer’s journey to motherhood, and her realisation of just how special the NHS is, and how important it is to fight to protect it.
Read MoreWe want your MP to help find out what’s in the secret deal that has given big pharma company AstraZeneca billions of dollars and total control over a vaccine UK taxpayers paid to develop
Read MoreThe NHS has suffered greatly under austerity and the ongoing privatisation of our health system. It is time for a New Deal that ensures patient care is prioritised over profits. Read about Just Treatment’s plans for a real New Deal for the NHS
Read MoreLast month, Just Treatment launched our “Big conversations” campaign where we began speaking to someone in every constituency in the UK about their experience of Coronavirus and the NHS. Read about her experience with COVID-19, her thoughts on the future of the NHS and why we need a New Deal for the NHS.
Read MoreFor me, a lot of questions about our response to this virus need answering, and a lot should have been done differently! Why did lockdown start so late? Why was the narrative of herd immunity used by England’s Chief Scientific Adviser? Why have key staff not been given adequate Protective Equipment? Why has it taken so long to accept offers from businesses in the UK offering PPE? Why is it only now that the UK is starting to think about tracking and tracing? Why has our approach been so different to other countries?
Read MoreCommenting on AstraZeneca having announced they are to benefit from a further $750m as an "Advanced Market Commitment" for the supply of a coronavirus vaccine candidate announced as part of a deal to provide access in low and middle income countries
Read MoreJust Treatment has launched a campaign to build a New Deal for the NHS. Read this post to find out about the plan.
Read MoreToday, 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.
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