RCN Ends ‘Long-Standing’ Partnership with Israeli Drugs Company
The union said further due diligence found Teva’s operations had been subject to sanctions and scrutiny, including about $1.3 billion in fines.
- On Friday, the Royal College of Nursing terminated its commercial partnership with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, cancelling the company's sponsorship of a migraine leadership summit scheduled for October 30.
- The decision followed a pressure campaign from Nurses for Palestine and UK Healthcare Petitions to Royal Colleges , which alleged Teva is "entangled with the Israeli military" and cited a history of "corporate malfeasance."
- RCN Council chair Carmel O'Boyle stated the union acted after due diligence revealed "a number of Teva Pharmaceuticals' operations" subject to legal sanctions and "are not in line with RCNi and RCN values."
- Teva expressed disappointment and accused the union of allowing healthcare to become "politicised," while pro-Palestine groups hailed the move as "a major breakthrough" for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
- Over the past decade, Teva has paid about $1.3 billion in fines for bribery and price-fixing, prompting the RCN Council to update its commercial partnerships policy to ensure a more robust framework for future decisions.
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World’s largest nursing union cuts ties with Israeli drugmaker Teva Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 10/02/2026 - 13:39 Pro-Palestine groups hail a 'major breakthrough' after the Royal College of Nursing ends its commercial partnership with leading pharmaceutical firm Teva Teva's plant in Neot Hovav, an industrial zone south of Beersheba, Israel, on 14 December 2017 (Menahem Kahana/AFP) Off The world's largest nursing union, the Royal College…
UK nursing union cuts ties with Israeli drugs firm
The UK’s nursing union has axed ties with an Israeli pharmaceuticals firm over its links to the Israel Defense Forces and record of corporate misconduct, The Guardian reported on Friday. Teva UK, the British arm of drug giant Teva Pharmaceuticals, was cut as a commercial partner by the Royal College of Nursing and will no longer serve as a sponsor of an upcoming event on migraine and headaches at the RCN’s headquarters in London. Palestinian rig…
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