E-drug: HIV patients in Sub-Saharan countries with ARV patents
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Mike Palmedo has calculated the number of persons who are living
with HIV, for each level of patent protection in sub-Saharan Africa,
using the August 2001 PhRMA Survey of ARV patents. According
to Mike's calcuations
* 40 percent of the persons living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
live in countries where 7 or more ARV products are protected by
patent,
* 48 percent live in countries with 6 or more products under patent
* 55 percent live in countries with 4 or more products under
patent, and
* 74 percent live in countries that have already issued at least two
patents on ARV drugs, indicating the existance of a patent regime.
Since many of us are concerned both with the current ARV drugs,
and the next generation of ARV drugs, these data are evidence that
patents are an important barrier for access in Sub-Saharan Africa,
both now and in the future.
Jamie
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NUMBER OF HIV POSITIVE PERSONS LIVING IN COUNTRIES WITH
PATENTS ON ARV DRUGS, IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
BY MIKE PALMEDO
Number Nation Number Cummulative Percent
Patented HIV HIV HIV positive
ARV** Positive positive
15 South Africa 4,200,000
Total 4,200,000 4,200,000 17.5%
8 Zimbabwe 1,500,000
Total 1,500,000 5,700,000 23.8%
7 Gambia 13,000
Kenya 2,100,000
Malawi 800,000
Sudan* 140,000
Uganda 820,000
Total 3,873,000 9,573,000 39.9%
6 Botswana 290,000
Ghana 340,000
Lesotho 240,000
Swaziland 130,000
Zambia 870,000
Total 1,870,000 11,443,000 47.7%
5 Gabon 23,000
Total 23,000 11,466,000 47.8%
4 Benin 70,000
Burkina Faso 350,000
Cameroon 540,000
CAR 240,000
Chad 92,000
Congo 86,000
Guinea 55,000
Mauritania 6,600
Sengal 79,000
Togo 130,000
Total 1,648,600 13,114,600 54.6%
3 Ivory Coast 760,000
Total 760,000 13,874,600 57.8%
2 Equatorial Guinea 1,100
Niger 64,000
Nigeria 2,700,000
Dem. Rep. Congo 1,100,000
Total 3,865,100 17,739,700 73.9%
1 Guinea Bissau 14,000
14,000 17,753,700 74.0%
TOTAL 17,753,700 17,753,700 74.0%
**August 2001 PhRMA Survey
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