Beyond access to drugs is access to knowledge

CAMR has failed to live up to its promise and is essentially a nightmare of red tape, political pandering, and missed opportunities, putting lives and Canada's international reputation on the line.

In May 2004, Canada became the first country in the world to announce it would amend its patent laws to allow Canadian generic drug producers to manufacture drugs for export to poor countries facing desperate health needs. Known then as the Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa Act, the law passe...

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