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WTO and WHO to Study How Poorer Countries Can Get Better Supplies of Cheap Medicines

HeadlineMar 16, 2001

The global trade and health bodies WTO and World Health Organization today announced a meeting of experts from North and South next month to study how poorer countries can get better supplies of cheap medicines. The two bodies will hold a workshop on differential pricing and financing of essential drugs in the Norwegian town of Hosbjor from April 8 to 11. The gathering will be attended by representatives of companies making both proprietary and generic drugs, of governments and of nongovernmental organizations concerned with international health and consumer rights. Academics and consultants who are expert in drugs, financing, pricing and trade policy would also attend the meeting, which is closed-door.

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