[Ip-health] Brazilian Health Official on NPR, discusses HIV/AIDS treatment, CL

[Sarah Rimmington]

NPR's "Tell Me More" on Thursday June 12 included a discussion with
Brazil's HIV/AIDS program director Dr. Mariangela Simao. In the
interview she discusses progress in Brazil's no-cost treatment program
and the country's efforts to collaborate with Portuguese-speaking
countries in Africa on HIV prevention. Notably, the interview begins
with a discussion of whether Brazil's use of generic antiretrovirals is
legal, including the issuance of the compulsory license for efavirenz
last year.  Merck's complaint that the CL will stifle innovation is also
examined in detail later in the interview.  You can listen to the
interview or order a transcript for a small fee, by clicking the link
below.

Brazil Health Official On Progress of HIV Prevention, "Tell Me More,"
June 12 2008
Link to story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91420904




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Sarah Rimmington
Attorney
Essential Action, Access to Medicines Project
Washington, DC
Tel: (202) 387-8030
Cell: (202) 422-2687
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