Thousands of protesters marched from Pretoria's Church Square around 11am on Monday to the city's High Court where they picketed to show support for the
Drug access shouldn’t be reliant on industry goodwill, but be ensured by law
Government is concerned that poor people's access to quality medicines is dependent on the goodwill of individual industry players. With the Medicines and Related Substances
Millions pin hope on drugs hearing by Anso Thom, Independent Online
The hopes of millions of South Africans and fellow Africans will be pinned on the outcome of the court case between 41 pharmaceutical companies and
Privatised health care: U.S. system not the way to go
By Miguel Aguayo
The Toronto Star
Talk of privatizing the health-care system in Canada began to emerge shortly before my immigration from the United States.
Its proponents spoke
South Africa: Patients vs. Profits of Transnational Corporations
A life and death drama is unfolding in South Africa at this very moment as a consortium of pharmaceutical corporations, many based in the United
The Canadian Cure
http://www.newrules.org/journal/nrwin01health.html
Just because the federal government can't overhaul the health care system doesn't mean it can't be done. In a similar situation, Canada's provinces established individual
**Alert** – Support the MEDS Plan!
Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus introduced:
The Medicare Extension of Drugs to Seniors (MEDS) Plan
It is a genuine Medicare prescription drug proposal.
Features:
*Ć All Medicare beneficiaries are
"Revitalizing Medicare: Shared Problems, Public Solutions"
By Michael Rachlis, Robert G. Evans, Patrick Lewis, & Morris L. Barer
Tommy Douglas Research Institute
"The implementation of Medicare thirty years ago was a major fork
Resistance to Attacks on Universal Health Care Mounts in Canada
by Linda Gouriluk
Single Payor Legislation in Maine
The Maine legislature has taken a potentially historic step on the road to the real health care reform that Americans need. The recently passed legislation
"Trading Health Care Away? GATS, Public Services and Privatisation"
by Sarah Sexton
Even before its meeting in November this year in Qatar, the WTO has already begun talks to expand one of its agreements -
“Trading Health Care Away? GATS, Public Services and Privatisation”
by Sarah Sexton
Even before its meeting in November this year in Qatar, the WTO has already begun talks to expand one of its agreements