{"id":15615,"date":"2025-12-02T18:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saludporderecho.org\/?p=15615"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:40:57","slug":"we-call-for-a-critical-medicines-act-that-protects-the-public-interest-and-ensures-universal-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saludporderecho.org\/en\/we-call-for-a-critical-medicines-act-that-protects-the-public-interest-and-ensures-universal-access\/","title":{"rendered":"We call for a Critical Medicines Act that protects the public interest and ensures universal access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, together with other European civil society organizations \u2014including M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, Health Action International, Aidsfonds, Global Health Advocates and M\u00e9decins du Monde France\u2014 we have <strong>sent an open letter to the SANT Committee<\/strong> of the European Parliament with our recommendations on the Critical Medicines Act (CMA). We are taking this step at a decisive moment, coinciding with two important milestones in the legislative process: today\u2019s EPSCO Council meeting, where Member States are discussing their position, and the upcoming vote on <strong>amendments in the European Parliament<\/strong>, which will define the mandate for the final negotiations with the Commission and the Council in the trilogue.<\/p>\n<p>The letter underscores that the CMA represents an <strong>opportunity to strengthen the resilience<\/strong> of the European pharmaceutical system and to ensure an equitable supply of essential medicines. 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