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Dear Friends,

The 53rd World Health Assembly is now in full force. Below is a summary of 
the news involving drug policy.


HIV/AIDS resolution (EB105.R17)

Today it is expected that the delegates will begin debate on the HIV/AIDS 
resolution. Members of the Consumers International delegation (including 
Health Action International, Medecins Sans Frontieres, and Consumer Project 
on Technology) and public participants from the AIDS activist group ACT UP 
are speaking with delegates about the resolution. (You can find the full 
text at WHO’s website under governance and documentation for the 53rd 
Assembly.) In addition to the proposed text, we are gathering support for a 
new amendment that says the following:

Request the DG:

- To determine the best price that could be obtained for a treatment regime 
for HIV/AIDS of acceptable quality, and advise on the management, legal, and 
regulatory issues that need to be addressed to obtain medicines at this 
price.

- In 2.(11) delete the wording ‘at their request’


New Resolution on the RDS
On the opening day of the Assembly, the Brazilian delegation circulated a 
new resolution on the Revised Drug Strategy. This document has not yet been 
officially submitted for consideration, but we support it for the following 
reasons:

- The resolution affirms the need for WHO leadership in this period of rapid 
globalisation which has an effect on access to medicines.

- The resolution provides concrete direction to the WHO for effective 
implementation of the RDS and further strengthens the previous resolutions.

- The resolution calls for the creation of an international monitoring and 
communication system for drug prices, managed in collaboration with WHO and 
member states. This would improve access to medicines through price 
transparency.

- In the current context of possible HIV drug price reductions announced on 
May 12 by UNAIDS, it is essential to draw attention to the crucial role 
generic drugs play in access to medicines. Generic competition is a proven 
strategy to dramatically reduce drug prices and increase access to 
medicines. Promoting generic production will also encourage technology 
transfer and enhance local pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity in 
developing countries.

We will continue to update you on the debate as the week progresses.

You can contact members of the team by e-mail at the address given below:

Lisa_at_WHA@hotmail.com

With best wishes,

Lisa Hayes
Communications Director
HAI Europe

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