News and updates

US drug giant Vertex is being challenged by cystic fibrosis patients around the world - including in court - over its scandalous drug pricing.

Nurses were back out on strike on 18th and 19th January, and NHS patients across the country turned up to picket lines to show their support.

This week we launched a nationwide campaign to mobilise NHS patients in support of nurses’ historic strike action later this month!

Activists stormed the stage at Pharma Awards Europe to call out profiteering that has cost millions of lives.

In today’s Autumn Statement Jeremy Hunt & Rishi Sunak announced a £3.3bn funding increase for the NHS. But in reality, this is a real terms cut. Here’s why…

As the 2022 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference begins, Vertex Save Us and Just Treatment have written to Vertex demanding urgent action to ensure global access to lifesaving cystic fibrosis treatment.

NGOs warn that the cost of NHS medicines, 25% of which are supplied by India, could be affected if the UK forces India to change national laws related to intellectual property as a result of trade negotiations.

The biggest Cystic Fibrosis (CF) related conference in the world takes place this week. We asked Rafaelle - a 22-year old CF patient from Brazil who cannot access lifesaving treatment - what message she wants to send to the conference.

A report from our recent workshop ‘Capitalism is Making Us Sick: A Radical Response to the Youth Mental Health Crisis’ as part of The World Transformed 2022.

Just Treatment’s new Senior Pharma Organiser Gayle reflects on the power of patient-led organising, and why we must use it to win global access to lifesaving cystic fibrosis medicine.

With Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss battling it out to become the next Prime Minister, what - if anything - can we expect from the candidates when it comes to the NHS and patients’ right to health?

At the end of Pride month, we reflect on the interconnection between the fight for health justice and human rights and the LGBTQ struggles that laid the foundation for the activism of today.

Just Treatment patient leader Rajni reflects on the shameful role the UK government has played in blocking efforts to waive COVID monopolies at the World Trade Organization.

Millions of patients - particularly children and young adults - are being put at risk by the crisis in mental health care. Here’s how some of our supporters have been affected by this critical issue.

Over the past few weeks we’ve taken action alongside activists in many other countries to protest big pharma’s pandemic profiteering. Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Campaigners unfurl banner outside GlaxoSmithKline Annual General Meeting demanding subsidiary ViiV Healthcare sell new injectable at a price comparable to generic oral prevention pills, and immediately commit to sharing technology with generic manufacturers.

Just Treatment supporter Melanie shares her experiences of living as a clinically vulnerable person through COVID, and why global vaccine access is so critical.