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Chalerm aims for more compulsory licensing for essential drugs  |
The Public Health Ministry is planning to impose more compulsory licensing on essential drugs in a bid to save patients suffering from killer diseases - similar to the action taken over the past two years with HIV, heart disease and cancer drugs, said Minister, Chalerm Yoobamrung. |
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| Counterfeiting Treaty Must Be Made Public, Global Organizations Say |
More than 100 public interest organizations from around the world today called
on officials from the countries negotiating Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
(ACTA) -- the United States, the European Union,Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand -to publish immediately the draft text of the agreement.
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| Thai compulsory licences caught in "legal limbo" |
| All six of the pharmaceutical compulsory licences being sought by Thailand's government have yet to receive formal final certification, although this has not prevented the active importation of two of the affected products. As far as strict administrative procedures are concerned, the licences remain in legal limbo and Thailand's council of state is still considering processes related to their official granting and working, a lawyer advising multinational companies in the affair told Scrip. |
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| Thai and Swiss Civil Society Organisations expressing their utmost concern following the Swiss government |
The letter from Thai and Swiss Civil Society Organisations expressing their utmost concern following the Swiss government's Aide Memoire subsequent to the Thai government's issuing of CL |
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| Call for Sign on Thai CL |
Thai Activists have sent an open letter to the three Ministries stating that they support the decisions of the previous Government to issue necessary and legal CL despite tremendous international pressure and that it was the right thing to do for Thailand and its citizens.
From Monday 18th February 2008, a letter of support will be available online at www.cl4life.net, and all activists are asked to go to the website and support Thai activists to continue to fight for Access to essential medicines and treatments. |
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Campaign on Abbot |
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Various civil society groups and medical organisations in Thailand and around the world, have pledged to boycott Abbott goods or products, insofar as it is practical to do so. This has clearly demonstrated the reputation and business risk that pharmaceutical companies will face by challenging the right of developing countries to use TRIPS safeguards. |
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