Here is a new action item about the 2 legal cases in India regarding
the patent for Glivec and the right of India to set its own patent
rules under the WTO accord.
MSF ( Doctors Without Borders) has created an online petition asking
Novartis to drop its case against the Indian government. You can view
& sign the petition and read more about the cases that threaten
worldwide access to essential medicines, on the MSF website at:
http://www.msf.org/
Novartis needs to hear from concerned people worldwide, as the next
hearing date on the cases is set for January 29. Please sign the
petiton & circulate it widely .
Other NGOs including Berne Declaration ( Switzerland) and Oxfam
International are also involved with trying to rally popular support to
protect and expand access to affordable medicines. Many more voices
need to be heard. as to date there has been little input from cancer
organizations, and too little also from concerned people in general .
This is not just about drugs for HIV/AIDS, as is popularly believed,
but about access to all medicines necessary to treat diseases and
conditions afflicting millions.
For more background on the cases & the need for urgent international
input from a human rights perspective, see:
Patients before patents: The high cost of pharmaceutical patent
monopolies
Editorial
Julie Abelsohn in Hospital News ( Canada)
November/December 2006
www.hospitalnews.com
and an article that I wrote, from a US perspective :
Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
Washington State Peace Corps Association News
December 2006
http://www.rpcv-wa.org/news-2006-dec.htm#medicines
Best wishes for a healthy & peaceful New Year to all,
Joana Ramos
11 year NHL survivor/ 8 year BMT survivor
( list member & current lurker)
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Joana Ramos, MSW
Cancer Resources & Advocacy
Seattle, WA
http://ramoslink.info/
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