[Ip-health] FW: Oct 16 Event - Do US Free Trade Agreements Limit Access to Medicines?

[Asia Russell]

An event October 16 in Washington D.C. with Prof. Jiraporn Limpananont abou=
t
the impact of US trade agreements on access to medicines and public health.

Best

Asia Russell

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Present
Do U.S. Free Trade Agreements Limit Access to Medicines?
Exploring the Impact of the Proposed U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement on
Availability of Generic HIV/AIDS Drugs

Featuring
Jiraporn Limpananont
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

With discussants
Mead Over
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Author of The Economics of Effective AIDS Treatment: Evaluating Policy
Options for Thailand

and
Michael Ryan
Professor of Law, Georgetown University

Moderated by
Kimberly Elliott
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development and Institute for Internationa=
l
Economics

Monday, October 16th, 2006
 1:00 p.m. =AD 2:30 p.m.
at
Center for Global Development
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C.

Thailand and the United States began negotiating a free trade agreement in
2004. Although negotiations are now stalled, the latest version of the FTA
would restrict Thailand=B9s ability to produce or import generic AIDS drugs=
.
Limpananont argues that these restrictions could have a significant impact
on Thailand=B9s national HIV/AIDS treatment program. We anticipate a lively
discussion about the tradeoffs between the potential economic benefits of
FTAs and access to medicines.




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