The Right to Full Care: Other Essential Medicine Access & Universal Health Coverage

The Mathematical Fallacy of Survival: Why Kenya’s New Health Framework is Failing Type 1 Diabetics

1 Jul 2026, 5:50 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: Kenya, The Right to Full Care: Other Essential Medicine Access & Universal Health Coverage by Chasia Lewis, T1International Kenya #insulin4all Chapter Leader

Chasia shares how living with type 1 diabetes inspired her to become an advocate for equitable access to diabetes care. Drawing on his own experiences and the realities faced by people with diabetes in Kenya, he highlights the shortcomings of the country's Social Health Authority (SHA) coverage and calls for urgent reforms to ensure insulin, essential supplies, and lifesaving care are accessible and affordable for all. Read more

Uruguay Registers Surge in Court-Ordered Access to Insulin Pumps for Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

10 Mar 2026, 9:44 p.m. in Content Type: Advocacy Stories, Country: Uruguay, The Right to Full Care: Other Essential Medicine Access & Universal Health Coverage by Sebastián Haro

In Uruguay, access to insulin pump therapy for adults with type 1 diabetes is now frequently resolved through judicial mechanisms rather than standard healthcare coverage pathways. Read more

World Diabetes Day 2025: Advocates stand together for Access, Affordability, and Action

16 Nov 2025, 7:39 p.m. in Action & Workshop, Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Country: Egypt, Country: France, Country: Global, Country: Nigeria, Country: Pakistan, Country: Sierra Leone, Country: South Africa, Country: United States, Insulin Access: Price Caps, Taking on Monopoly Power: Public Pharma, The Right to Full Care: Combatting Discrimination with Education, The Right to Full Care: Glucose Self-Monitoring Supplies, The Right to Full Care: Other Essential Medicine Access & Universal Health Coverage by T1International

On November 14th, 2025, World Diabetes Day, #insulin4all advocates across the globe came together to make a demand: that they be able to access and afford their life-sustaining medications. Recent data showed that 1 in 3 people around the world rationed their insulin due to cost in 2024. At T1International, we know that #insulin4all is a reasonable and dignified demand– and yet, we are still too far from achieving a reality where everyone, no matter where they live, has access to the medicine and supplies they need to survive and flourish. Read more

T1International statement regarding largest cuts to healthcare coverage in American History.

3 Jul 2025, 8:45 p.m. in Content Type: News & Statements, Country: United States, The Right to Full Care: Other Essential Medicine Access & Universal Health Coverage by T1International

The recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” represents the largest and greatest healthcare loss in American history, cutting health care for 17 million people living in this country. This bill, passed in the United States Congress today, is a profound and deadly cut for people living with diabetes, their families, and marginalized and disabled people across the country.
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