A reference sequence becomes a shared resource

The Constitutional Court held that restrictions on nevirapine for preventing mother-to-child transmission were unreasonable.

The case backed demands that public facilities provide treatment where medically indicated.

The ruling addressed government limits on providing nevirapine to pregnant women with HIV.

The court linked access to health services with the state’s duty to take reasonable measures.

An international consortium announced completion of the original project goals.

The announcement followed large-scale cooperation among publicly funded sequencing centers.

Completion was a scientific milestone, not a claim that all genes or diseases had been fully understood.

Member states unanimously adopted the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Governments sought common responses to advertising, exposure and other drivers of tobacco use.

The convention marked a global public health agreement; it would enter into force later.