President Assad is a nasty guy who got so nasty his people rebelled and the rebels (who are Good) started winning. But then some of the rebels turned a bit nasty too and christened themselves Islamic State (definitely Bad) while some (still Good) continued to support democracy. So the Americans (who are GOOD) started bombing Islamic State (who are Bad) and giving arms to the … Continue reading Understanding the Syria Situation
Trastuzumab biosimilar launched but still priced out of reach for most patients New Delhi, 18 January 2014 The Campaign for Affordable Trastuzumab welcomes the announcement by Biocon of the release of CANMAb, a bio-similar of trastuzumab. CANMAb is expected to be available in the market from 1 February 2014 and will be sold at a price of Rs.19,500/- per vial of 150 mg – around … Continue reading Campaign for Affordable Trastuzumab
Statement from Kavita Krishnan and Kalyani Menon-Sen We are deeply shocked and saddened by the death of Khurshid Anwar. As activists committed to ending violence against women, we have been trying to ensure the due process of law and justice in relation to the allegations against Khurshid Anwar. These allegations were being bandied about on social media, where a concerted campaign of intimidation and vilification … Continue reading Khurshid Anwar – Kavita Krishnan & Kalyani Menon Sen
Kalyani Menon Sen, activist and feminist researcher discusses with Newsclick the importance of access to drugs, specially in certain life-threatening diseases. Today, a lot of women are getting affected with breast cancer. According to the national cancer registry, over 1,00,000 women in India develop breast cancer every year. Herceptin is a drug which is useful in the most aggressive form of the cancer, which typically … Continue reading Let Women Live, Make Herceptin Accessible
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