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SIGA Announces Agreement to Sell TPOXX® to ASEAN Member States
Further Advances SIGA’s Strategy to Expand Access to TPOXX into More International Markets NEW YORK, June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIGA Technologies,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Further Advances SIGA’s Strategy to Expand Access to TPOXX into More International Markets\nNEW YORK, June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIGA Technologies, Inc., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on global health and infectious diseases, announced today an agreement to expand access to TPOXX (tecovirimat) to the member states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a political and economic union in the region. This agreement, which was signed by the Ministry of Health of the Government of Brunei Darussalam on behalf of ASEAN Health Sector, is significant as it reflects the use of ASEAN funds to support preparedness activities for potential public health events. The contract was coordinated by SIGA and its international promotion partner, Meridian Medical Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of Kindeva Drug Delivery. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam said, “We are pleased to support the ASEAN-wide effort to prepare for and respond to public health events. Ensuring adequate supply and access to countermeasures is a vital part of preparedness and this initiative by the region strengthens our collective health security against the Mpox threat.” “At SIGA, we are committed to expanding our global reach and ensuring patients around the world have access to TPOXX, our best-in-class medicine to treat some of the world’s most devastating diseases, including smallpox,” said Victor Gomes, Vice President, International Markets of SIGA. “This agreement establishes a footprint in a highly populated region and sets the groundwork for additional activity in the future. Asia is a strategic region for SIGA and a contract providing for the initial procurement of TPOXX for the ASEAN region represents an important step in growing orthopoxvirus preparedness in the region. We look forward to working closely with our new partners at ASEAN.” ASEAN, established in August 1967, is comprised of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Together, its member states represent a population of over 600 million with a GDP of $3.6 trillion. This union was formed primarily to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region, as well as to promote regional peace and stability among the countries in the regi...