19 February 2003 ]
Bush blocks deal allowing cheap drugs for world's poor
'George Bush's close links with the drugs industry were last night blamed
for the failure of talks in Geneva aimed at securing access to cheap
medicines for developing countries. Delegates at the World Trade
Organisation expressed frustration after the US again rejected a deal that
would have loosened global patent rules to enable poor countries to import
cheap copies of desperately needed drugs' ( Guardian )
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See also this Business Standard article with more information on the
Brazilian proposal, this CPTech page, and this blog entry from November.LINKS?
http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm
