KENYA CHARITIES DEMAND GENERIC DRUGS

KENYAN charities have accused international drug companies of denying Africa’s AIDS patients access to adequate care and for much cheaper generic drugs to be imported from India and Brazil. The Kenya Coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said ongoing negotiations over proposed reductions in the price of antiretroviral drugs were moving too slowly, and that they suspected foul play. Kenyan authorities say 14% of the country’s 29 million people are infected with the HIV virus. – Reuters