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Article

22 Mar 2007

Author:
[editorial] Bangkok Post

Putting meaning back into TRIPS [Thailand]

The decision by...Abbott...to withhold new medicines from Thailand...strikes at the heart of the government's efforts to secure life-saving medicine for all Thais. But the Ministry of Public Health must stand firm. Backing down now would send the wrong message to other pharmaceutical manufacturers, and deprive citizens of Thailand's rights under the World Trade Organisation's agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)...