Court orders wider access to HIV prevention

The Doha text did not itself supply drugs; countries still needed to act on its provisions.

The newly formed fund’s board took initial governance decisions for a worldwide health partnership.

The board’s work began organizing support for country-led responses to three diseases.

Members discussed review processes, monitoring and the fund’s administrative arrangements.

The 28 January meeting established processes rather than documenting completed disease elimination.

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 essentially completed genome gave researchers a foundation for studying human variation and disease.