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Nov 14, 2024
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hey everyone welcome back to the health
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awareness Channel today we have some
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exciting news in the global fight
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against HIV pharmaceutical giant Gilead
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Sciences has just announced a major deal
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that could help millions of people gain
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access to life-saving HIV treatment and
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prevention
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drugs Gilead Sciences has signed
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royalty-free agreements with six generic
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drug manufacturers to produce and sell
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cheaper versions of its HIV prevention
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drug Len capir in 120 low and middle
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inome countries
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this deal is a significant step toward
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making affordable HIV medications
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available to those who need them
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most Lop ofir is a GameChanger in HIV
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prevention and treatment this drug has
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been shown to offer almost complete
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protection from HIV infection with
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trials in places like South Africa and
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Uganda demonstrating its Effectiveness
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especially among girls and women at high
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risk of
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infection the drug administered through
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just two injections per year could re
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solutionize HIV prevention in many
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countries struggling with the
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disease although Lop has not yet been
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approved for HIV prevention in many
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countries it is already approved as a
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treatment for people with multi-drug
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resistant HIV under the brand named Sun
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Lanka in the US this medication has an
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annual price tag of over
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$42,000 however advocacy groups and
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researchers say that it could be
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produced for just $40 a year per patient
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meaning a huge gap in affordability
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especially for low income
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Nations to bridge that Gap gillad has
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partnered with manufacturers like Dr
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re's Laboratories in India milin from
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the US and other companies from Egypt
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and
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Pakistan these manufacturers will help
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produce and distribute generic versions
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of Len papaver in countries that account
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for about 70% of global HIV
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cases however not everyone is
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celebrating while this deal covers many
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countries it leaves out some with high
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HIV infection rates especially in Latin
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America critics argue that Gilead's
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agreement focuses mainly on lower income
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countries but many middle- inome
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countries where new infections are
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rapidly Rising are excluded this has
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raised concerns that millions of people
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could still be left without affordable
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access to this breakthrough
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drug the challenge here is ensuring that
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these drugs reach all who need them
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regardless of a country's income
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classification Gilead's decision to not
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work with the medicine patent pool which
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helps make medications more widely
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available is a point of contention for
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many
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activists despite these concerns the
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move by Gilead to start filing for
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Global regulatory approval for Len kavir
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as an HIV prevention regimen by the end
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of this year is a positive sign if
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approved it could significantly reduce
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the number of new infections
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worldwide but many high incidence
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countries including some where clinical
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trials were conducted aren't included in
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these agreements this leaves millions of
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people without access to this
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life-saving drug and that's where the
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international Aid Society or is steps in
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the isas is urging gilled and other
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Global stakeholders to move faster and
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expand access to all countries in
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need I president beis grinstein has
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voiced her concerns stating that while
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these licensing Agreements are a step
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forward large parts of the world remain
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excluded some of which were involved in
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the very trials that demonstrated Lena
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ofir's
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Effectiveness we we are hopeful that the
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speed with which these agreements were
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reached will be maintained and that the
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rest of the world will soon benefit from
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similar agreements to make Len kavir
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more
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affordable so why is this a big deal
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well access to Affordable and effective
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HIV prevention is crucial to ending the
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epidemic Len kavir could be a
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GameChanger for millions of people but
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if it's only available in certain
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countries we're not truly addressing the
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global scale of the HIV
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crisis right now Millions ions of people
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living in high incidence areas are left
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without access to not only Lenape but
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also other essential HIV prevention
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tools like prep while Gilead's deal will
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make Len cap ofir available faster once
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regulatory approval is received it's not
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fast enough for those in the countries
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left
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out the is is calling on Gilead and
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other stakeholders to prioritize people
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over profits and work together to expand
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access to Len cap ofir globally this
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means ensuring that everyone no matter
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where they live can get this life-saving
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injection at an affordable
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price now let's talk about what's next
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Gilead has said that these agreements
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were signed before Global regulatory
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submissions which means that once
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approval is granted the drug can hit the
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market quickly in these
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countries this is great news for the
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regions included but what about the rest
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of the
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world as we've seen before it can take
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years for drugs like this to reach the
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most vulnerable populations especially
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in countries without strong health care
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infrastructures this is why advocacy
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from organizations like the is is so
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important they're pushing for faster and
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more equitable
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distribution we're also expecting more
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data to be released soon at the upcoming
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HIV research for prevention conference
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happening October 6th to 10th 2024 new
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data on Len cap ofir's efficacy and its
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potential to further combat the HIV
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epidemic will be
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presented this will provide even more
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insight into the drug role in HIV
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prevention at the end of the day Len cap
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ofir is just one tool in our HIV
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prevention toolbox it's powerful but
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it's only part of the solution to truly
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end the HIV epidemic we need widespread
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access to a variety of prevention and
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treatment
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options today there are an estimated
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39.9 million people living with HIV
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globally and accessible treatment is
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critical to helping them live healthier
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lives with the continued push for
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affordable medications we hope to see a
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future where HIV can be effectively
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prevented and managed no matter where
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you
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live so what are your thoughts on this
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latest development do you think Gilead's
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move is a step in the right direction or
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does more need to be done to ensure
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access to Affordable HIV prevention and
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treatment globally let us know in the
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comments
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below and what more can you do support
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organizations like the IAS that are
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advocating for Equitable access access
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to HIV prevention and treatment
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worldwide share this video to help raise
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awareness about the importance of lenaa
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and the need for Global access and of
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course stay informed about the latest
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developments in HIV
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prevention and if you found this video
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