Have pharmaceutical companies come to the party in Africa?
Kerry Cullinan, Health-e Bowing to huge international pressure, major pharmaceutical companies have made significant efforts to make their patented antiretroviral drugs available in Africa while...
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Justin Gillis New research in monkeys suggests a combination of AIDS drugs applied as a vaginal gel might prevent infection with HIV, and two major drug companies said Monday they would license...
View ArticleAFRICA: Microbicide research gets a big boost
IRN The long struggle to get women to protect themselves against the HI virus received a major boost this week, when two global pharmaceutical companies signed agreements enabling researchers to...
View ArticleCorruption rife in worldwide health sector: report
Agence France-Presse Theft, bribery, fraud and extortion are rife in the world healthcare industry, robbing especially the poor of vital care, the sleaze watchdog Transparency International charged....
View ArticleFree Trade and AIDS Drugs
The New York Times The countries of southern Africa have the world's highest rates of AIDS infection. 20041196 read more
View ArticleDrug-price benchmark could hurt local revenue
Tamar Kahn, Science and Health Editor - Business Day CAPE TOWN The governments plans to drive down medicine prices by benchmarking them against other countries could cut multinational pharmaceutical...
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