CNN/AP: Bill Clinton makes deal to cut prices of HIV and AIDS treatment for children

[DeepModem Mom]

Clinton launches child HIV drug
November 30, 2006



NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton and two Indian pharmaceutical companies have struck an agreement to cut prices of HIV and AIDS treatment for children, making the lifesaving drugs far more accessible worldwide, Clinton's foundation's anti-AIDS initiative said.

The companies will supply drugs for HIV-positive children at prices as low as 16 cents a day, or less than $60 a year, according to a statement by the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative.

The deal will enable an additional 100,000 HIV-positive children in 62 countries to receive treatment in 2007, the foundation said.

Clinton was to announce the deal in a speech at a New Delhi children's hospital Thursday at the launch of a new national program by the Indian government to treat HIV-positive children. World AIDS Day is Friday.

Under the agreement, the two companies -- Cipla Ltd. and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. -- will supply 19 different antiretroviral formulations for prices about 45 percent less than the lowest current rates for these drugs in developing countries, the statement said....

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/11/30/clinton.aids.ap/index.html

[patricia92243]

1. Clinton and Carter - great in their post presidential years. Makes me proud!

[bluestateguy]

2. Yeah, but he slept with another woman!

Why doesn't the librl media report that?!

[nealmhughes]

3. The rumor is that Bangladesh is about ready to say "screw you" to medicine patents.

Personally, I hope they do.

Good start, Bill!

Now how bout the cost in the Western Hemisphere?

[Doctor_J]

5. If he wants to take care of the Western Hemisphere, he'll

have to do battle with Big Insurance and their cohorts in the WH.

[nealmhughes]

7. Yes...unfortunately, a cocktail for one is $1000 a month...

at least in the USA. Thanks Congress! Pursuit of happiness and all that...

[Doctor_J]

4. This is why I can put up with all of his triangulating on welfare

and Iraq and gays in the service.

He genuinely, honestly wants to do good things for the people of the world. Contrast this to the pea-brained, mean, coward who lives in the WH now.

[itsmesgd]

6. After the presidency...

Let me see:
Bill Clinton: Fighting Aids/ HIV
George H.: Adviser for Carlyle Group, Was meeting with Bin Laden family on 9/11.
Jimmy Carter: Building houses for the unfortunate.
What will Chimpy do? kill puppies?

[Hepburn]

8. Gawd love ya, Big Dawg!

While Bush is out maiming and killing them, you are out saving them.

Thank you, PRESIDENT CLINTON! (No "former" in the title, Sir.)

[UrbScotty]

9. I nominate Bill Clinton for the Nobel Peace Prize (nt)

[bliss_eternal]

10. Kicked and nominated.

:)

[Zhade]

11. Am I the only one who thinks this should be freely available to sick children?

"Cutting prices" is now seen as heroic.

What a fucked-up world we live in.

[cassiepriam]

12. Gee I wonder what * will do after the presidency?

I can hardly wait to see :(

[FujiZ1]

13. So it only takes an ex-president

to do something that should be done in the first place? Awesome, good job India pharmaceuticals.

[Crayson]

14. Think of the children!!!

And what will happen once those children turn 18 or 21 and still have AIDS?
They'll be droppped like hot potatos because they are not cute littly puppy children anymore!


Same story other characters:
Nobody can drown cute little kitten.
But the stray fleebag cat in the backyard gets shot.

[samsingh]

15. this is tremendous

[bliss_eternal]

16. Kicking...

:kick: for the cause!