In a firm step towards checking tobacco use, on May 29 the who issued its strongest policy recommendations. It urged all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and public buildings. It asked

Yemen's health ministry recently announced a new strategy to fight malaria in the country at a reduced cost. In place of annual campaigns against the disease, it plans to have permanent teams

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Brazil recently issued a compulsory licence that will allow the manufacture of generic versions of a drug, which is used to treat hiv/aids patients. The drug, Sustiva (efavirenz), is marketed as

Angering global drug giants, Thailand's interim regime decided to issue more compulsory licences for import and production of generic HIV/AIDS drugs on February 12, 2007. The rising cost of AIDS

An ongoing case in Madras High Court has brought forth a damning revelation: the Indian government remains confused about its patent laws and the latter are now under threat. A May 2006 petition

Released on July 4, 2006, the national pharmaceutical policy, envisaged as an umbrella policy, was to fix problems related to access to affordable drugs. The policy suggests access would be improved