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Price Reporting Mechanism (Regularly Updated)
An online tool aimed at helping developing countries secure the lowest possible prices on HIV medications and other drugs and equipment.
From Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Clinton Foundation Secures Big Price Cuts for Second-Line Generics (May 8, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Brazilian President Silva Issues Compulsory License for Merck's Antiretroviral Efavirenz (May 7, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Activists Protest U.S. Decision to Place Thailand on List of Copyrights Violators (May 4, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abbott to Reduce Cost of Kaletra in Thailand, Other Developing Countries (April 11, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thai Health Ministry Takes "Bold Step" in Breaking Patent, Issuing Compulsory License for Antiretroviral Kaletra, Editorial Says (February 1, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
India's Decision to Adhere to International Patent Regulations Could Limit Access to Medicines, Including HIV/AIDS Drugs (January 8, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Free Trade, Expensive Drugs (Fall 2006)
To read PDF, click here
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
HIV JournalView: 3 x 5 Initiative Misses the Mark (January 2006)
Part of David Wohl, M.D.'s review of the top 10 HIV research reports of 2005.
In HIV JournalView, from The Body PRO
HIV JournalView: Fighting HIV With Medications and Prevention (January 2006)
Part of David Wohl, M.D.'s review of the top 10 HIV research reports of 2005.
In HIV JournalView, from The Body PRO
FDA Tentatively Approves Generic Pediatric d4T for PEPFAR (December 22, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Formally Accepts WTO Amendment Allowing Developing Countries to Import Generic HIV Medications (December 19, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO Adds Seven Antiretrovirals to List of Prequalified HIV Drugs (December 15, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Treatment as Successful in Haitian Patients as U.S. Patients (December 1, 2005)
Study in New England Journal of Medicine supports distribution of antiretrovirals in resource-poor countries.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Médecins Sans Frontières Urges Drug Companies to Boost Development of Low-Cost Antiretrovirals for Children (November 30, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Brazil Nears New Deal With Abbott on Price of Kaletra (October 4, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Free Antiretrovirals in Developing World Should Be Given to All Patients, Not Just Treatment-Naive Patients, Experts Say (October 2005)
In PLoS Medicine
Aurobindo Receives Tentative FDA Approval to Produce Generic Pediatric Version of AZT (Retrovir) for PEPFAR (September 12, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Gilead Lowers Its No-Profit Drug Prices for Truvada, Viread (August 30, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Generic Drug Company Aspen Pharmacare Increasing Antiretroviral Production to Fulfill South African, PEPFAR Orders (August 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Two Nations Unite on AIDS Care: Argentina, Brazil Vow to Make Generic Drugs (August 25, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Fund Provides HIV/AIDS Drugs for 90,000 More People in First Six Months of 2005 (August 23, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Seven Indian Generic HIV Drugs Reinstated to World Health Organization List (August 22, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian Generic Drug Firm Ranbaxy Announces Seven Antiretroviral Drugs Reinstated to WHO-Approved List (August 16, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
FDA to Share Confidential Information on Generic HIV/AIDS Drug Approvals With WHO; Deal Might Speed Drug Distribution (August 15, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Latin American Countries Reach Agreement With Drug Companies to Receive Discounted Antiretrovirals (August 10, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The "Free by 5" Campaign for Universal, Free Antiretroviral Therapy (August 2005)
University of KwaZulu-Natal researchers argue in support of this new initiative.
In PLoS Medicine
House Passes Central American Free Trade Agreement; AIDS Advocates Say Agreement Could Threaten Treatment Access (July 28, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Poor Nations Feel Pressure to Save HIV Meds for the Elite, Says U.S. Council on Foreign Relations (July 28, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinton Launches Programs to Put More HIV-Positive Children on Antiretroviral Treatment in Kenya, Rwanda (July 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Merck Subsidiary Grants South African Generic Drug Company Aspen Pharmacare License to Produce Efavirenz (July 20, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Resistance to Thai-Made Antiretroviral GPO-vir (Lamivudine/Nevirapine/Stavudine) Sharply Increasing (July 19, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinton Says Foundation Plans to Expand Programs to Treat 60,000 HIV-Positive Children Next Year (July 18, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
FDA Grants Tentative Approval for First Generic Version of AZT for Use in Developing World (July 15, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Treatment Not "Economical" Way to Fight Global HIV/AIDS; Prevention Would Save More Lives, Money, Economist Says (July 13, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Abbott Agrees to Kaletra Pricing Deal in Brazil; Government Drops Threat to Break Patent (July 11, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Aurobindo Receives Tentative FDA Approval to Produce Generic Version of Combivir for PEPFAR (July 11, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Brazil in Last-Minute Talks With Abbott on Antiretroviral Drug Prices; Country Might Break Patent If No Agreement (July 8, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Aurobindo Pharma Receives Tentative FDA Approval to Produce Generic Stavudine for PEPFAR (July 5, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Ranbaxy Gets U.S. FDA Approval for Generic AIDS Drug (May 31, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Efavirenz, Stavudine Demand May Soon Exceed Supply in Developing World (March 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Are We In It for the Long Haul? (March/April 2005)
Precious few resources are being put toward addressing both the short-term and long-term needs surrounding HIV treatment in the developing world, Gregg Gonsalves says.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Treat the World: Why Global HIV Treatment Access Isn't Easy to Achieve (March/April 2005)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
World CAB II: Discussing Generic Drug Availability (March/April 2005)
Condensed excerpts from a January 2005 meeting in Mumbai, India, between generic drug makers and global HIV treatment advocates.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Global Good News: Treatment Access Doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia in Late 2004 (February 28, 2005)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
India Changes Patent Law to Meet WTO Treaty, Making New Medicines Less Available to Most Citizens, Other Countries (December 31, 2004)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Why the Meds Should Wait: An African AIDS Advocate Speaks Out (July 15, 2004)
AIDS advocate and former African resident Colin Webb argues that we should not be trying to deliver life-saving HIV meds to Africa before the continent has an effective health infrastructure in place.
In International Herald Tribune
Developments on Generic, Fixed-Dose Combination Antiretrovirals Reported (July 14, 2004)
Accelerated development of a Combivir/nevirapine pill; generic drug production in Thailand; a South African patent for Triomune.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HAART Has Dramatically Improved Survival Rates in Developing World, Study Finds (July 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Tobias Addresses XV International AIDS Conference (July 14, 2004)
Tobias defends U.S. policies on generic antiretrovirals for the developing world; his speech was interrupted by protestors.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO Approves New Generic Lamivudine, Fluconazole Pills (July 14, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Checkmate: French African Study Offers Critical Challenge to Generics Obstructionists (July 2004)
Triomune -- a fixed-dose combination drug containing 3TC, d4T and nevirapine -- is found to be as successful as brand-name drugs in a six-month trial.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
One World, Multiple Standards (July 2004)
In the push for greater HIV treatment access worldwide, we must not lose sight of the other important issues in HIV care, writes José Zuniga.
To read PDF, click here
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Protest Photos From the XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa (July 2004)
How much progress has been made toward global HIV treatment access since the last International AIDS Conference to be held in a developing country?.
To read PDF, click here
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Stern Words For Pfizer (July 2004)
Pfizer's drug-pricing policies in Latin America "border on genocidal," writes Richard Stern, Director of the Agua Buena Human Rights Association.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
WHO Removes Cipla's Lamivudine, Zidovudine Generics From Approved Drug List (June 16, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaisernetwork.org's "Ask the Experts" to Discuss Low-Cost Antiretroviral Drugs (June 15, 2004)
Speakers include Jennifer Kates, director of HIV Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, Dr. David Hoos, assistant professor at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and Dr. Mark Dybul, deputy chief medical officer in the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Zimbabwe Drug Company May Be Africa's First to Produce Generic Antiretrovirals (June 9, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Thai NGOs Criticize Government Plan to Distribute Excess Antiretroviral Drugs to Other Countries (June 2, 2004)
Distributing drugs to local patients should be priority, health advocates say.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
China Becomes Major Exporter of AIDS Drug Raw Material to Developing Nations (May 27, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Leader's Summit at XV International AIDS Conference to Focus on Improving Antiretroviral Drug Access (May 25, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO General Assembly Unanimously Approves Resolution to Expand Access to Antiretroviral Drugs (May 24, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Jamaica Signs Global Fund Agreement to Receive Reduced-Cost Antiretrovirals (May 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Health Bodies Welcome Revised U.S. Guidelines on AIDS Treatments (May 18, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. to Start Fast-Track Review Program for Generic HIV Drugs, Fixed-Dose Combinations (May 17, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HHS Proposes Rapid Process for Review of Fixed Dose Combination and Co-Packaged Products (May 16, 2004)
Press release of a statement from U.S. officials.
From U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Global HIV Treatment Access Pivotal to Altering Course of Epidemic, WHO Report Says (May 12, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canadian House of Commons Unanimously Approves Bill to Allow Manufacture of Generic AIDS, Other Drugs for Africa (May 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Progress on Antiretroviral Access in India: Interview With Khousalya Periaswamy (May/June 2004)
Ms. Periaswamy is the president of the Positive Women's Network, an AIDS advocacy/service organization in India.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Canadian Lawmakers Introduce Amendments to Bill That Would Allow Manufacture of Generic Drugs for Africa (April 21, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
President's Plan Would Limit Access to Effective, Low-Cost Generic AIDS Drugs in Developing Countries (April 19, 2004)
HIV-Positive Africans "Deserve Respect, Not Treatment With Drugs Unfit for West," Opinion Piece Says (April 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Clinton Foundation, Global Fund, World Bank, UNICEF Extend Low-Cost Generic AIDS Drug Prices to More Than 100 Countries (April 6, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Editorials, Opinion Piece on International AIDS Funding, Drug Access (March 30, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
International Health Officials in Botswana Begin Discussions About Low-Cost Generic Antiretroviral Drugs (March 30, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bush Loyalty to Brand-Name Drugs Could Cost Overseas HIV Treatment Programs (March 29, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Clinton Foundation Negotiates $140/Year HIV Treatment, but U.S. Won't Buy (March 26, 2004)
The Bush Administration is refusing to buy generic medicines for its global HIV treatment program, despite an announcement that prices could be negotiated to extremely low levels.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Health, Human Rights Advocacy Groups Say U.S. Pushing Brand-Name Drugs for Global AIDS Initiative (March 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Medicines for the World: A Way Forward (March 26, 2004)
AIDS advocate John S. James proposes a new business model for brand-name HIV antiretroviral manufacturers: bulk sales to developing nations, with prices determined by global consensus.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Bush Administration Under Pressure to Allow Purchase of Generic Combination Antiretroviral Drugs With AIDS Relief Plan Money (March 25, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review Examines Canada's Drug Patent Legislation (March 23, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Summit to Focus on Drug Access, Asia Epidemic (March 22, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
International AIDS Conference in Thailand Will Focus on Treatment Access (March 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Alliance Doubles Number of Africans on HIV Treatment (March 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO "Three by Five" Campaign Endangered by Lack of Money (March 18, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nigeria's AIDS Program Said Back on Track (March 16, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada's AIDS Drug Bill Sets "Poor Precedent for World," DATA Executive Director Says in Letter to Prime Minister (March 15, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Generic Antiretrovirals -- Buyer Beware! (March/April 2004)
A CROI 2004 study found reason to be cautious of some generic antiretrovirls produced outside the United States.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Brazil: Agreement Reached on Discounts for Five Antiretrovirals (January 16, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Zambia to Add 100,000 Patients to HIV Treatment Program (January 16, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinton Foundation Deal Will Reduce Price of Viral Load, CD4+ Tests for Developing Countries by as Much as 80% (January 15, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Joep M. A. Lange, M.D., Ph.D., on Treatment Access in the Developing World (Winter 2003/2004)
Dr. Lange is President of the International AIDS Society; both a transcript and audio of this interview are available.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Editorials on WTO Agreement on Access to Generic Drugs (September 10, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WTO Agreement Over Generic Drug Access May Not Ensure Immediate Availability of Drugs (September 9, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Brazil Authorizes Importation of Generic AIDS Drugs; Move Could Reignite WTO Debate (September 5, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
NPR's "Morning Edition" Reports on WTO Agreement on Deal to Allow Developing Countries to Import Generic Drug (September 3, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
World Trade Organization Agrees on Deal to Allow Developing Countries to Import Generic Drugs (September 2, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Brazil Threatens to Break Patents, Produce Antiretroviral Drugs if Companies Do Not Reduce Prices (August 29, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WTO Executive General Council Delays Decision on Access to Generic Drugs Agreement (August 29, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WTO Deal on Generic Drug Access for Developing Countries Close; Agreement Could Prevent Breakdown of Trade Talks (August 28, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Southern Africa Group Agrees to Oppose Enforcement of Patent Rights on Drugs at Next Month's WTO Meeting (August 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Trade Organization Envoys Near Compromise on Generic Drug Access (August 27, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Demands New Condition for WTO Drug Pact, Aid Agencies Say (August 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brazil Threatens to Break AIDS Drugs Patents (August 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United Nations to Hold One-Day Session Focusing on HIV/AIDS; Annan Urges WTO Compromise on Drug Access (August 1, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Uganda, Botswana Only African Countries Participating in Boehringer Ingelheim Free Antiretroviral Drug Program (July 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bush Supports Moratorium on Global Patent Laws for HIV Drugs (July 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Drops Its Demand for List of Diseases Covered by Drugs Agreement (June 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Warning Over Drug-Resistant HIV (June 20, 2003)
The unregulated supply of HIV drugs in the developing world threatens to accelerate the development of drug-resistant HIV strains.
From BBC News
Technology Transfer Will Allow Countries to Produce Own TB Drugs (June 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
EU Seeks to Encourage Drug Companies to Sell Drugs Cheaper to Poor Countries by Combatting Illegal Reimports (May 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malawi's Peace Corps Volunteers Can Help Combat AIDS, Ambassador Says (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brazil Keen on AIDS Drug Plant in Mozambique (May 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Glaxo Will Further Cut Prices of AIDS Drugs to Poor Nations (April 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Haiti, Small Caribbean Islands to Get Cheaper HIV/AIDS Drugs (April 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Namibia Welcomes Price Cuts for Antiretrovirals (April 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Group Refiles Drug-Patent Challenge (April 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Romania Launches Corruption Probe Into Overpriced AIDS Drugs (April 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Burkina Faso to Purchase Generic AIDS Drugs From Indian Company (April 23, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pharmaceutical Giants Offer More AIDS Drugs and Medical Services in China (April 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lebanon: AIDS Drug Deal to Slash Treatment Costs (April 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
GlaxoSmithKline Pressed on AIDS Drug Issue (April 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gilead Offers Tenofovir to Developing Countries at Cost (April 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India's Anti-AIDS Drugs Look for More Takers (March 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Scientists: Africa Must Produce Its Own Drugs to Overcome Disease (March 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lack of Demand Forcing Indian Pharmaceutical Companies to Shift Production From Antiretrovirals to Other Drugs (March 19, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Tenofovir (Viread) Access for Poor Countries (December 20, 2002)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
U.S. Blocks Trade Agreement on Generic Drug Access in Poor Countries (December 20, 2002)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
World Trade Organization Negotiations on Drug Access Stall (December 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Patents and Developing Countries: Problems Remain (November 22, 2002)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Africa Bloc Wants to Produce Cheap AIDS Drugs (November 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens Suitable for Resource-Poor Settings (November 18, 2002)
In The 6th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection, from The Body PRO
World Trade Organization Meeting Fails to Resolve Major Issues on Generic Drugs (November 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Official Visits Ethiopia Over AIDS (November 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Progress in Doubt on Drug Patents at World Trade Organization Summit (November 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Australia Says Trade Summit Must Agree on How to Provide Cheap Drugs to Poor Nations (November 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
European Union Proposal to Register Cheap Drugs (October 31, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Europeans Investigate Resale of AIDS Drugs (October 29, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FTAA Summit: Reject Tighter Patents on AIDS Drugs (October 29, 2002)
Human Rights Watch pushes a budding Western Hemisphere free-trade organization not to strengthen drug patents at the expense of public health.
From Human Rights Watch
Ugandan Health Minister Muhwezi Eyes Cuba for HIV/AIDS Drugs (October 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pharmaceutical Giant to Let Generic Company Manufacture Its AIDS Drug (October 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global AIDS Fund to Allow Sales of Generic Drugs (October 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: Patients, Advocates Sue to Invalidate Videx EC Patent (October 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thailand: AIDS Activists Win Court Battle Against U.S. Drug Maker (October 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. and World Trade Organization Negotiate Drug Access (September 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
China to Produce Generic AIDS Drugs (September 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Caribbean Officials Say New Deal for Cheaper HIV/AIDS Drugs Will Help Region-Wide Effort (July 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Brazil to Help Countries Combat AIDS (July 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
From Marrakech to Doha: Some Reflections on the Foundations of Patent Regime in Pharmaceutical Industry (July 8, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
The Creation of a Non-Voluntary Patent Pool for Essential HIV Inventions (July 8, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Private Sector Responses: Taking Care of Our Own (July/August 2002)
Why Heineken decided to offer anti-HIV medications to its East African employees and their families.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Zimbabwe Acts to Obtain AIDS Drugs at Low Prices (June 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization Moves to Make AIDS Drugs More Accessible to Poor Worldwide (April 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Romanian Parents Claim AIDS Children Dying Due to Shortage of Drugs (April 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India Hails UN Approval of Generic AIDS Drugs as a Step Forward (March 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Initiative to Promote Access to Quality HIV Medicines Releases First Batch of Results Today (March 20, 2002)
From UNAIDS
WTO Relaxes Rule on Drug Patents (November 13, 2001)
Campaigners hope deal will cut cost of remedies for diseases that kill millions.
In The Guardian
Patent Politics: Nongovernmental Organization Access Effort Dealt Stealth Blow by Ivy League Development Institute (November 2001)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Africa Access News (October 19, 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Boehringer-Ingelheim Works to Make Nevirapine Available to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (October 1, 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Roche Reaches Accord on Drug With Brazil (September 4, 2001)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Patents and Developing Countries: New Proposal (June 23, 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
March 5th: Day of Global Direct Action for Drug Access (March 2001)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb Announce Major Price Reductions for Poorest Countries: Major Access Progress but Questions Remain (February 28, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
AIDS Action Calls on President Bush to Continue Sub-Saharan Nations' Access to Life-Saving AIDS Drugs (January 26, 2001)
From AIDS Action Council
News Flash: Brazil; South Africa Lawsuit Letter (January 26, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Generic Jabberwocky: Quality Control of Brazilian-Made Antivirals (December 2000)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Glaxo Guts Ghana's Import of Generic Combivir and Prepares for Battle (December 2000)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Global Treatment Access: Call for 95% Price Reduction; New GTAC Organization Web Site (December 1, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
South Africa: Historic "Defiance Campaign" Imports Generic Fluconazole (October 20, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Drug Deal Creates Debt for "Tomorrow's AIDS Orphans" (July 29, 2000)
In British Medical Journal
White House Gets It! Executive Order Will Alleviate Suffering in Developing Countries (May 10, 2000)
From AIDS Action Council
Africans With HIV/AIDS Forgotten in Trade Bill: President Clinton Urged to Issue Executive Order Requested by Sen. Feinstein (May 5, 2000)
From AIDS Action Council
Activists Block Gore's Office to Protest Terms of Africa Deal (September 3, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News

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