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29 Jan 2007

Author:
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders

Quarter of a Million People Urge Novartis To Drop Case Against India

As pharmaceutical company Novartis proceeded with its legal challenge against the Indian government in a court hearing in Chennai, India, today, nearly a quarter of a million people from over 150 countries expressed their concern about the negative impact the company's actions could have on access to medicines in developing countries... "Novartis is trying to shut down the pharmacy of the developing world," said Dr. Unni Karunakara, medical director of MSF's Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines...

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