Since October last year, the World Trade Organisation has been debating a proposal initiated by India and South Africa to waive obligations under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS agreement to make COVID-19 technologies, including vaccines, quickly accessible across the world. During the TRIPS council meeting last Thursday, developed nations like the US, Canada and the UK continued to oppose movement on the proposal. However, civil society organisations and health activists around the world have vowed to intensify their advocacy in support of the TRIPS waiver. Jane Rabothata reports..