VoyForums
[ Show ]
Support VoyForums
[ Shrink ]
VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, [3], 4 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 19:30:21 07/24/02 Wed
Author: moonotter
Subject: Brazil to Share Generic AIDS Drugs And Technology

Brazil to Share Generic AIDS Drugs And Technology


Reuters Health Information 2002. © 2002 Reuters Ltd.
Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.


BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) Jul 09 - Brazil offered on Monday to share its generic AIDS drugs and technology with 10 of the world's poorest countries in an effort to close the gap in treatment between rich and poor.
Brazil has pioneered the use of generic antiretroviral drugs--to the ire of the pharmaceutical industry--in a highly successful programme for fighting HIV.

Paulo Teixeira, director of the national AIDS programme, said the country now had a duty to share its know-how with other countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean ravaged by the virus.

"Brazil feels responsible for sharing its experiences with other developing countries, especially when it is related to access to antiretroviral drugs," he told reporters at the International AIDS Conference.

The Brazilian government will provide $1 million of initial funding for the program which will pay for the transfer of technology, training and the donation of drugs manufactured by Brazilian government laboratories.

Teixeira said he was also in discussions with other international organisations, including the Ford Foundation, which has shown interest in participating in one particular project in Africa.

Developing countries are being invited to submit proposals for 10 pilot projects, each of which will treat 100 patients initially, under the scheme launched at the AIDS meeting in Barcelona.

"The quantity is not significant if you consider the number of [HIV-infected] people in developing countries. But we know that to start with treatment we have to prepare professionals and institutions, which means small projects," he said.

Teixeira said he believed there was room for more cooperation between developing countries in fighting AIDS, following last November's decision at a World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Doha to allow states to produce cheap generic drugs to combat a "national emergency".



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-6
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.