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		<title>A victory for Novartis could spell death for millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reminder that Novartis is still challenging Section 3(d) in the Indian Supreme Court against the sane advice of people from all walks of life from across the world&#8230; Many of you will remember that in 2005, the Indian parliament &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/a-victory-for-novartis-could-spell-death-for-millions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=366&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Medicine prices shouldn’t rise: Supreme Court on Medicine Prices &#8211; AIDAN PIL, Nov 17, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To read/ download detailed media coverage on the Supreme Court&#8217;s hearing of the prices of medicines Public Interest Litigation case filed by AIDAN, Locost, JSS and others&#8230; Click here EXCERPTS 1) IBNLIVE.com Medicine prices shouldn&#8217;t rise: Supreme Court New Delhi: &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/medicine-prices-shouldnt-rise-supreme-court-on-medicine-prices-aidan-pil-nov-17-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=322&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Product monopolies and high medicine prices back in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Product monopolies and high prices are back in India. The MNCs have started marketing new patented drugs at exorbitant prices particularly for life threatening diseases such as cancer&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221; Read more here. The paper &#8220;Multinationals and Monopolies: Pharmaceutical Industry in India after &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/product-monopolies-and-high-medicine-prices-back-in-india/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=320&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Order in the AIDAN Drug Pricing PIL &#8211; Oct 11, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 ITEM NO.101 COURT NO.7 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 423 OF 2003 ALL INDIA DRUG ACTION &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/sc-order-pil-oct-11-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=313&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Draft National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy (NPPP-2011) has been released. View it here. A brief comment on the NPPP-2011 was written by AIDAN member Srinivasan S. and published in The Hindu Business Line, November 8, 2011 Pharma industry gets away &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/nppp-2011-response/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=309&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AIDAN Annual Meet 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Annual Meet 2012 of the All India Drug action Network (AIDAN) will be held on Thursday, 5th January 2012 at Yatrinivas, Sevagram, Wardha from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm. This annual meet is being held in the context of &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/aidan-annual-meet-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=308&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter to Prime Minister of India Regarding Selection of Persons with Conflict of Interest as Board Members of Medical Council of India (MCI)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 12:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date 7th June 2011 To Dr. Manmohan Singh, The Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, Fax number-11-23019545 / 91-11-23016857 Dear Prime Minister, We, a concerned group of citizens and civil society members, express grave concerns over recent media report[i] regarding &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/mci/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=268&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ensuring affordability, accessibility and safety of medicines through urgent action</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Action (HA) has published articles relating to essential medicines, generic medicines, drug price control and other drug related issues in its September 2009 issue. Some of the relevant articles have been uploaded here (with permission from HA). Dubious Rather &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/ensuring-affordability-accessibility-and-safety-of-medicines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=232&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Mashelkar Report ll underestimates India&#8217;s right to define patentability standards&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mashelkar Report II underestimates India&#8217;s right to define patentability standards&#8221; &#8211; Professor Brook K. Baker, Northeastern U. School of Law, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy; Health GAP (Global Access Project), October 9, 2009 For the second time, &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/mashelkar-report-ll-underestimates-indias-right-to-define-patentability-standards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=230&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MAKING MEDICINES AFFORDABLE &#8211; Reaching the Unreached</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOW COST MEDICINES INITIATIVE &#8211; CHITTORGARH DISTRICT LEVEL INTERVENTIONS – THE MODEL &#8220;We knew that the actual cost of most of the drugs is very low. But, these were not available to patients at low rates because of three obstacles:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. &#8230; <a href="http://aidanindia.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/making-medicines-affordable-reaching-the-unreached/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aidanindia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4440105&amp;post=226&amp;subd=aidanindia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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