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Deborah Gleeson @DrDebGleeson

Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University; Co-convener, Political Economy of Health Special Interest Group, PHAA

Joined September 2012
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Deborah Gleeson retweeted
South Centre@South_Centre
7 Nov 2025
WEBINAR: Are countries maximizing the policy space they have to grant compulsory licenses to improve access to medicines? Join the Launch of a Report on Compulsory Licensing Provisions in the National Patent Legislation of 15 Middle-Income Countries, published by ...
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Last week I spoke with Becca Whitehead from MJA Insight about Trump, trade and access to generics in Australia. insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/… #publichealth

The PBS targeted in Trump’s trade war: experts fear long term fall…

As the Trump administration continues its program of “reciprocal tariffs” and the pharmaceutical industry calls out the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme…

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Everyone’s talking about threats to the PBS, but it’s how quickly generics enter the market that’s actually at stake if Australia decides to negotiate over so-called non-tariff barriers to trade for US pharma companies. Here's my explainer: theconversation.com/trump-ha… #publichealth

Trump has Australia’s generic medicines in his sights. And no-one’s talking about it

The major parties say they won’t use the PBS as a bargaining chip in US tariff negotiations. They also need to resist pressure to slow down access to generic drugs.

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I have an exciting PhD scholarship opportunity to share for an interdisciplinary project on 'The Political Economy of the Pharmaceutical Innovation System in the UK and Australia and Access to Medical Products for Pandemics'! More information: latrobe.edu.au/study/scholar…
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Our new commentary in IJHPM: Pandemic Agreement Must Include Levers to Redirect Pharmaceutical Industry Behaviour During Pandemics ijhpm.com/article_4638.html #PublicHealth @btenni @ScheibnerJames @BelTownsend with Di Nicol

Pandemic Agreement Must Include Levers to Redirect Pharmaceutical Industry Behaviour During...

Borges and colleagues rightly argue that an international treaty is needed to curtail the profit-driven behaviour of the pharmaceutical industry during pandemics. The Pandemic Agreement currently...

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Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines. But donations from rich countries won’t fix this or the next health emergency theconversation.com/africa-d… via @ConversationEDU @btenni

Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines. But donations from rich countries won’t fix this or the...

We can’t rely on rich countries to donate mpox vaccines. Here’s what we need to do instead.

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Earlybird registration for the inaugural Commerce, Economy, Trade and Public Health Conference 2024 has been extended until Friday 6 September. Don't miss it! Program and registration: cetph2024.com/ #PublicHealth #cdoh
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Our new paper presents 3 case studies examining the factors that have influenced the prioritisation of access to medicines in trade and intellectual property policymaking in Thailand #publichealth @btenni @BelTownsend onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Factors influencing the prioritisation of access to medicines in trade‐related intellectual...

Thailand is facing ongoing trade-related challenges that threaten access to an affordable and sustainable supply of medicines. Despite Thailand's history of balancing trade pressures and public...

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Calling for abstracts from researchers working on commercial/political determinants of health, economic/trade policy and public health, global/regional governance & related topics: cetph2024.com/call-for-abstr… @CDRG_LSHTM @APHAtrade @petra_network @globalgapa @Collective_hlth
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Join us in Melbourne for the inaugural conference on commerce, economy, trade & public health. Keynote speakers include Kelley Lee, Ron Labonte & Sharon Friel among others! Abstracts close soon! @profplum8 @SharonFrielOz
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If you're doing research on trade and health, commercial determinants of health, alternative economic systems, governance for health, financialisation or other topics linking economic policy and public health, this conference is for you! cetph2024.com/call-for-abstr…
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Looking forward to this inaugural conference on commerce, economy, trade and #publichealth! The call for abstracts has been extended until 17 June.
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Deborah Gleeson retweeted
AFTINET, also at @aftinet.bsky.social
@AFTINET
8 Apr 2024
Webinar: Overcoming Intellectual Property Barriers to Equitable Medicines Access for Pandemics 🚨TODAY at 7pm AEST🚨 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… @DrDebGleeson @_PHAA_ #WFPHA #GPHW24
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New paper led by Brigitte Tenni: Cambodia's Imminent Graduation from Least Developed Country Status: What Will be the Impact of the TRIPS Agreement on Access to HIV and Hepatitis C Medicines in Cambodia? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… @btenni #PublicHealth

Cambodia's Imminent Graduation from Least Developed Country Status: What Will be the Impact of the...

Cambodia has experienced exponential economic growth in recent years and is expected to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status within the next decad...

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Very excited to announce that the call for abstracts for the inaugural conference on Commerce, Economy, Trade & Public Health is now open! cetph2024.com/about
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Join me and Yuan Qiong Hu (Médecins Sans Frontières) on 9 April for a discussion of the WHO pandemic treaty negotiations and what they mean for access to pandemic medicines. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Deborah Gleeson retweeted
Matthew Kavanagh matthewkavanagh@bsky.social@MMKavanagh
18 Mar 2024
Pandemic Treaty negotiations on today at #INB9. Here are some of the things I'm most worried about based on evidence & research on how to stop pandemics -Compliance -Access to technology -Community-based pandemic infrastructure 🧵[thread] of recent papers...
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How has COVID-19 changed the political, legal and technological landscape for trade access to medicines? A new report from @Thrasher_Rachel @BrookBaker19 @VeroWirtz @DrDebGleeson @paulogendi @mikepalmedo coauthors presents a revised research agenda: gdpcenter.org/3SEGzOQ
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Newly published: Rethinking Trade Treaties and Access to Medicines after COVID-19: A Revised Research Agenda bu.edu/gdp/2024/01/31/rethin…

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