aaron boyle aeboylehotmailcom picked textplain multipartalternative press release immediate release international coalition public health advocacy groups sends letter colombian government supporting kaletra compulsory license request civil society patients groups allies say open license lopinavirritonavir would promote access medicines 230pm protest outside press center 300pm press conference room 1 azteca contacts peter maybarduk essential action en méxico 52 55 19021954 maybardukgmailcom david morales alba comunicación positiva en méxico 52 55 28192970 davidmoralescomunicacionpositivaorg mexico city wednesday august 6 2008 international coalition threedozen patients public health advocacy groups sent letter today representatives colombian government endorsing colombian civil society groups recent request open compulsory license aids medicine lopinavirritonavir marketed abbott laboratories trade name kaletra coalition includes groups six continents chapters public health stalwarts medecins sans frontieres msf doctors without borders health action international health gap actup well law programs medical students patients organizations issuing compulsory license case help promote access medicines wrote groups lopinavirritonavir key medicine treatment hivaids high price charged abbott patent holder medicine constitutes barrier access hinders efforts make antiretroviral treatment available colombia need 16 july 2008 alliance colombian civil society groups filed request government issue open compulsory license lifesaving antiretroviral drug lopinavirritonavir order enable access generic versions drug create competition lead affordable prices several months earlier 7 april 2008 colombian civil society asked abbott directly voluntarily license patent date abbott responded groups request government must let people die exists simple affordable solution helping people hivaids live normal lives says francisco rossi colombian ngo ifarmahealth action international colombian government empowered wto trips agreement andean community rules issue compulsory licenses authorizing generic competition patented medicines protect public health exchange reasonable royalty patent holder stand colombian civil society allies calling colombia utilize trips flexibilities available request colombian leaders move forward important method protecting public health constituents said samantha sitrin actup philadelphia colombian government must partner patients instead abbott following example many countries issued compulsory licenses says mary carol jennings american medical student association means making generic medications available low cost people whose lives depend kaletra currently costs colombian public sector approximately us1683 per patient per year prices private health organizations reach 4449 peru bolivia contrast pay less 800 generic lopinavirritonavir recent accord clinton foundation prices region could fall 550 issuing compulsory license allowing generics firms compete abbotts kaletra colombian government could save well us1million annually colombian civil society groups point savings could invested scaling hivaids treatment strengthening colombias health system mesa de organizaciones que trabajan en vihsida en bogotá 5713384991 licenciaobligatoriacolombiagmailcom _________________________________________________________________ got game win prizes windows live hotmail mobile summer games trivia contest httpwwwgowindowslivecomsummergamesocidtxt_taghm _______________________________________________ iphealth mailing list iphealthlistsessentialorg httplistsessentialorgmailmanlistinfoiphealth wed 06 aug 2008 151229 0400 iphealth release letter colombian gov support civil society compulsory license request