[Ip-health] Re: [e-drug] MSF Briefing document on Kenya's 2008 Anti-Counterfeit Bill

[Vijay Thawani]

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Hi,

I agree to the enlightened stand of MSF that counterfeits and substandard/ =
poor quality medicines are clearly two different issues. Where as counterfe=
its certainly need to be banned, action is also desired against the substan=
dard medicines. But banning counterfeits does not mean banning all generics=
 in the country. Such misguided contention will result in selective, intent=
ional proliferation of branded medicine industry in the country. This way t=
he country will be playing into the hands of branded medicine industry and =
sacrificing the paramount interest of its citizenry. Such proindustry polic=
y is  antipatient in terms of medicine affordability which in turn affects =
the accessibilty to medicines.

What are Kenyan medical doctors, medical association, medical activists, NG=
Os and pressure groups doing? Allowing smooth induction of such antipatient=
 law?

May the better sense prevail.

Dr Vijay Thawani, India =A0


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