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Groups urge rapid review of Canada's law on generic medicines for export
The Canadian government must demonstrate true vision and leadership making the urgent need for access to medicines central to the rewriting of the Jean Chretien Pledge to Africa which has been, to date, irrelevant legislation.
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Call for moratorium on trade provisions that threaten access to medicines or treatment programmes
More than 45 organizations from over 40 countries signed a petition calling for a moratorium on free trade provisions that threaten access to medicines and sustainability of treatment programs.
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New MSF data shows treatment of children works in resource poor settings
"Lack of guidance from WHO is making the treatment of children even more confusing, and some clear indications three years ago could have really helped avoid this," said Fernando Pascual, pharmacist with MSF’s Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines.
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WHO sticks head in sand over high cost of newer AIDS drugs
"Most patients whose lives had been saved by first-line treatment will be abandoned the moment they need second-line drugs unless governments pull their heads out of the sand and start tackling this issue," says Ibrahim Umoru, peer educator with MSF in Lagos, Nigeria.
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XVI AIDS CONFERENCE: MSF WRAP UP PODCAST MP3 file
Listen to a collection of MSF spokespeople talk about the main impressions they have as they leave the AIDS Conference: Tobias Luppe : Nathan Ford : Jens Wenkel : Thomas Elman : Myrto Schaeffer : Felipe Garcia : Jill Murray.
XVI AIDS CONFERENCE: DAY FIVE MP3 file
