April 18, 2001
South Africa: Drug Giants May be Ready to Drop Case and Settle
It was meant to be a landmark court case about expensive patented drugs versus cheaper generic alternatives. But the case in the High Court in Pretoria, brought by 39 of the… Read more »
April 17, 2001
South Africa: Battle Against Pharmaceutical Giants Continues
On Wednesday morning, a landmark court case is set to resume in the South African capital, Pretoria, that could make legal history. The case pits the South African government… Read more »
March 15, 2001
South Africa: Drug Company Makes Key Concession in Generic Drug Dispute
As part of what it calls an "accelerated program to fight HIV/Aids in Africa," the international pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb has decided not to fight the manufacture… Read more »
March 06, 2001
South Africa: Drug Companies Refused to Talk to Us, Says Ambassador
According to Sheila Sisulu, South African Ambassador to the United States, her government has always been willing to talk with pharmaceutical companies opposed to 1997 legislation… Read more »
March 05, 2001
South Africa: Marchers Protest International Pharmaceutical Giants As Drug Companies Go To Court
As several thousand AIDS activists took to the streets of Pretoria carrying signs that said "Lives before profits," global drug giants went to court seeking to prevent the South… Read more »
February 21, 2001
Africa: US AIDS Drug Policy Likely To Remain Unchanged
Despite opposition from congressional Republicans, the Bush administration indicated Tuesday that it will not reverse a Clinton executive order that makes it easier for poor… Read more »
February 08, 2001
Africa: Genocide Perpetrated By Mother Nature
As the AIDS toll mounted in Africa, health and development agencies around the world began to realize that their metrics for calculating progress needed a drastic overhaul. No… Read more »
February 07, 2001
Senegal: Some Success Fighting HIV/AIDS But "We Are Living A Tragedy In Africa Now," Says President
In the second part of his interview, President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal discusses his nation's highly praised campaign against HIV/AIDS. According to the United Nations, Senegal… Read more »
November 01, 2000
Africa: African Leaders Must Break The "Wall Of Silence" On AIDS - Kaunda
In Africa there is a "deafening wall of silence on AIDS" that must be "broken," former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda told a session of the Africa Forum 2000 at World Bank… Read more »
October 04, 2000
Africa: AIDS In Africa: Handling The Crisis-
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September 30, 2000
Nigeria: Views From The Grassroots: The Nurse
Independent Nigeria is forty years old and many will be celebrating the nation's arrival at an age that traditionally marks the shift from young adulthood to maturity. But is it a… Read more »
July 28, 2000
Africa: Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act Passes Unanimously
The House unanimously approved the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000 Thursday. The bill allocates $300 million to the Treasury Department over the next two fiscal… Read more »
July 12, 2000
South Africa: Grass-roots Message for Mbeki: Stop Debating, Start Fighting AIDS
Lucy is South African. She is 17 and HIV positive. Lucy's baby daughter, Pearl, is fifteen months old. Pearl is a product of rape which, like AIDS, is a scourge in South Africa. Read more »
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