As the NHS is on its knees, big pharma are demanding an extra £2.5 billion every year for drugs - despite most of these medicines beginning life in public institutions.
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Last week Right to Breathe campaigners were at the Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis Congress making the case for global access to lifesaving medication.
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Carol Webley-Brown shares an insight into the intolerable conditions facing NHS nurses, and why she and her colleagues have been left with no other option than to strike.
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Cystic fibrosis patients, families, and advocates from over 60 countries write to Vertex Pharmaceuticals to demand access to the life-saving medication, Trikafta. They call for the company to drop patent claims, reduce prices, and facilitate access worldwide, emphasising the urgent need for action to alleviate the suffering of thousands of patients.
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The decisions by our government - that the Covid-19 Inquiry is set to question - had impacts far beyond our circles.
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On this Mother’s Day, we want to celebrate the incredible strength and resilience of mothers everywhere, and in particular those who have children with chronic illnesses.
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Jeremy Hunt announced the government’s Spring Budget today, but what does it mean for patients and our NHS? Spoiler alert - it's not good news.
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In honour of Rare Diseases Day, we want to share Urtė’s story about her family's journey with cystic fibrosis and the struggle to access treatment.
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US drug giant Vertex is being challenged by cystic fibrosis patients around the world - including in court - over its scandalous drug pricing.
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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.
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This week we launched a nationwide campaign to mobilise NHS patients in support of nurses’ historic strike action later this month!
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Activists stormed the stage at Pharma Awards Europe to call out profiteering that has cost millions of lives.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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