From: Judit Rius Date: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:39 AM Subject: Tell Members of Congress to Protect Access to Lifesaving Medicines
*Dear all, * *MSF USA has launched an action alert on the TPP. Please share broadly * *http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/take-action/tpp/*<http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/take-action/tpp/> *Tell Members of Congress to Protect Access to Lifesaving Medicines* Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) relies on affordable quality generic medicines to treat tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and many more infections for patients in developing countries. *But right now the U.S. government is advocating for trade terms with ten Pacific Rim nations that could restrict production of and access to generic medicines, making life-saving medicine unaffordable for millions.* The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations are being conducted in secret, but leaked copies of some chapters show that the US proposals would roll back internationally-held public health safeguards and impose rules to keep medicine prices high and out of reach of millions in the Asia-Pacific region. Even more alarming is the fact that the TPP is being billed as a template for future trade agreements across the globe. *Too many people already suffer and die because the medicines they need are too expensive or do not exist.* We cannot stand by as this proposed agreement threatens to restrict access even further. *Calling your members of Congress takes just a minute or two, and it’s one of the most effective ways to get their attention. Congress needs to know that if the USTR proposals for this agreement are included in the final deal, this will have a real cost in human lives – a cost that their constituents think is far too high.* Judit Rius Sanjuan U.S. Manager of the Access Campaign *Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)* 333 Seventh Ave, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10001 USA -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected]
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