The bill dubbed ‘Jean Chrétien’s Pledge for Africa’ was passed, but it hasn’t been put into effect and the cheaper medicines have not even begun to flow to Africa, yet

In May, amid much fanfare, the government passed the Jean Chrétien Pledge for Africa, an ambitious piece of legislation designed to facilitate the delivery of cheap, generic anti-viral drugs to Africa and other developing countries. The bill enjoyed near-unanimous support in the Commons an...

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