March 5, 2001

Meeting the drug industry’s

One person is sure to be at the forefront- putting the view of business across - when government and the pharmaceutical industry tackle one another in the much hyped court case. But is Mirryena Deeb really the Cruella de Ville of the industry or is she just a woman caught up in the demands of trying to juggle a stressful job, motherhood and a sick nation calling louder and louder for medicine to ease its pain...Anso Thom from Health-e News Service spoke to her.

Hopes of millions pinned on court case

It has been almost two and a half years since Parliament passed the Medicines and Related Substances Control Amendment Act on October 31, 1997. During this time the legislation has been tied up in litigation instituted by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association who argue that their patent rights will be ignored by section 15c of the new law. AIDS activists around the world have thrown their weight behind the South African government in its bid to create a legal framework to ensure more affordable drugs.

Anso Thom

March 5, 2001

Meeting the drug industry’s

Hopes of millions pinned on court case

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