Erika Dueñas
Policy and Advocacy Manager
Medicines Patent Pool
Overview
Erika Dueñas has more than 20 years of experience working in the field of access to medicines, innovation and intellectual property. After a diplomatic mission at the Embassy in Washington, she was Vice-Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bolivia. Together with Médecins Sans Frontières and other NGOs, she founded the Platform of IP and Access to Medicines in Bolivia. She holds a Master in International Law and Economics (LLM) from the World Trade Institute / Universities of Bern, Fribourg & Neuchatel – Bern, Switzerland.
Published articles
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Patent pooling mechanism: promote innovation and improve access to medicines in Africa
Erika Dueñas Medicines Patent Pool
Medicines Patent Pool
Founded in 2010 by Unitaid, the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is a public health organisation working to improve access to affordable and appropriate HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis medicines in low- and middle-income countries. The MPP works with a range of partners – industry, civil society, international organisations, patient groups and governments – to prioritise and license new and existing medicines.