An email from NIHAC member Dick Blakney
----- Original Message -----
From: <Rbblakn@...>
To: <nihac@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:11 PM
Subject: VERY URGENT: U.S. May Cut Access to Generic AIDS Drugs in Poor
Nations


> To the NIHAC folks,
>
> This afternoon I received a text in the U.N. Wire about a meeting to be
held
> on Monday in Botswana at which the U.S. may challenge the WHO's approval
of
> generic copies of patented AIDS drugs, a move which would prevent poor
countries
> from buying cheaper antiretrovirals (Human Rights Watch).
>
> Pasted in is an email I sent to our senators and congress-persons (and
their
> local staffers). Urgent action is needed to ward off this move by the
U.S.,
> e.g., John Kerry include it in his speeches this week-end (if any), but
how?
>
> Please click the link below.
http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20040326/449_22220.asp
US May Cut Access To Generic AIDS Drugs In Poor Nations</A>

>
> Dick Blakney
> ===========
>
> Subj: VERY URGENT: U.S. May Cut Access to Generic AIDS Drugs in Poor
Nations
> Date: 3/26/04
> To: senator_murray@...
> To: maria_cantwell@...
> To: jay.inslee@...
> CC: iggydog@...(Gerri Haynes), rossb@...
>
> Dear Senators Murray and Cantwell and Congressman Innslee,
>
> I just received this item from today's U.N. Wire (United Nations
Foundation)
> and wish to make a plea for you to take whatever action is possible to
head
> off what would be catastrophic results if the U.S. proceeds to take action
on
> Monday in Botswana to prevent poor countries from buying cheaper
> antiretrovirals. Please click on the blue link.
>
> FYI, this has already been forwarded to (Jane Sanders) of Rep. Jim
> McDermott's office.
>
> Dick Blakney
> Co-president, United Nations Association Seattle
> ========
http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20040326/449_22220.asp
US May Cut Access To Generic AIDS Drugs In Poor Nations</A>
>