>From the Human Rights Spanish Network: Pharmaceuticals reject Brazil's decision regarding patents
Geneva, Reuters.- The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, IFPMA, warned recently that Brazil's decision to break a U.S.-held AIDS drug patent would turn foreign firms against cooperating with the country's health programs. Brazil's Health Minister Humberto Costa said last week that his ministry was issuing a compulsory license order for the Kaletra antiretroviral (ARV) drug on the Sao Paulo office of Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. Costa told reporters in Geneva on June 27 that the Brazilian government was taking the action to slash the cost to its health budget of providing the drug free of charge to tens of thousands of AIDS sufferers. He said Abbott had refused to negotiate a voluntary license, under which a Brazilian state-run laboratory would manufacture the drug and pay the company the actual cost of production. "Companies are already providing their products in Brazil at dramatically reduced prices. A compulsory license order would send a strong signal to companies that Brazil does not welcome cooperation with pharmaceutical companies to address Brazil's public health needs", said Bale, a former U.S. trade negotiator whose International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations is based in Geneva. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose.org helps at-risk students succeed. Fund a student project today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/O4u7KD/FpQLAA/E2hLAA/WfTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info ========================== This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking "Reply") will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
