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Article

17 Aug 2006

Author:
Médecins Sans Frontières

Call for moratorium on trade provisions that threaten access to medicines or treatment programmes

In a single day more than 45 organizations from over 40 countries signed onto a petition calling for a moratorium on free trade provisions that threaten access to medicines and sustainability of treatment programs. The signatories include NGOs, PLWHA [People Living With HIV/AIDS], doctors, academics, lawyers, activists, scientists, faith-based organizations, transgendered groups, health care practitioners and individuals.

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