E-drug: SA U turn on AIDS Policy!!
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The South African government has made a U turn on its AIDS
policy. For details see the full cabinet paper:
http://www.gov.za/speeches/cabinetaids02.htm
The new policy includes a section on ARVs and mentions efforts to
reduce the cost of ARV medication including: "discussions with
producers of main drugs, access to the Global Fund and
investigating production of generics". This is great news on the day
of the one year anniversary of the Pretoria court case when the 39
drug companies dropped their case against the South African
governement's medicines act.
Ellen 't Hoen, LL.M.
MSF- Access to Essential Medicines Campaign
8, rue Saint-Sabin, 75544 Paris Cedex 11
tel: + 33 (0) 1 40212836
fax: + 33 (0) 1 48066868
e-mail: ellen.t.hoen@paris.msf.org
Web-site: www.accessmed-msf.org
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