[e-drug] UN report highlights lack of access to essential medicines (2)

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E-DRUG: UN report highlights lack of access to essential medicines (2)
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Hi,

There is nothing new in this for the third world, which has been constantly suffering due to problems in availability, affordability and access of essential medicines.

Many studies have been conducted in this area, papers presented and published, meetings held, conferences and seminars conducted, but it is frustrating to experience that not much has changed in third world medicine scenerio.

All that has been devoured is plenty of information on the subject, instead of essential medicines. The actions of WTO, IPR, GATT have led to increased medicine pricing of patented medicines. The WHO and WTO seem to be at loggerhead with one wishing health for all while other's action point to wealth for few in pharma industry.

Dr Vijay Thawani, India

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E-DRUG: UN report highlights lack of access to essential medicines (3)
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Hi All,

Thank you Dr Vijay. You have summarized the situation beautifully. A lot has been said in words and on paper. That can not be medicine for our pepole in the third world. I reqest those Global players and national governments to get out of the talk play and transform in to Action. Let us do concrete things that translates into real action. For Instance: Global players advice policy makers and executives of nations to systematize, integrate, and direct efforts to avail esential medicne. Assist them to be transparent, sensitive to human needs and work to end the sufferings of thier fellow human beings at the soones moment possible. The Global players on their part need to be genuine, place populous agendas above their own gains and advantages. Let us stop all the empty lip service and do some real things!

Lets us all be humans to feel and stop suffering of our fellow human being, where ever.

Haymanot Assefa
Pharmaceutical and managment consultant
President of the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association
Ethiopia
E-mail: haymanot2000@yahoo.com