Minister Ebrahim Patel has the power to say no to a ‘bad deal’ and insist on negotiations for a genuine waiver.
The EU and the US are currently bullying the global south to pressure us to agree to conditions that will keep access to vaccines, tests and treatment out of the hands of people in Africa, for a long time.
We call on Minister Patel to:
1) Reject the ‘bad deal’ that is contained in the leaked text. It does not save lives or bring about greater access.
2) Not betray the trust of over 100 former world leaders, Nobel laureates, faith leaders, activists, researchers, health care workers, academics, economists, scientists, patients, the Vatican,and millions of people who support a genuine TRIPS WAIVER - we say - ‘NO DEAL IS BETTER THAN A BAD DEAL’.
3) Not succumb to the pressure by the WTO Secretariat, EU and US to ‘agree’ to a ‘deal’ quickly, but rather expose this mockery for what it is – a very bad deal which sets a negative precedent for the next pandemic.
4) Not let down the 100 countries that already support the full TRIPS Waiver.
Send Minister Ebrahim Patel a message here:
https://awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/minister-patel-reject-the-eu-us-bad-deal-this-deal-does-not-save-lives-1