PHA-Exchange> Re: Oxfam publications on Trade and Health

[Folk Doctor Foundation]

In case of Thailand you can visit www.ftawatch.org
<http://www.ftawatch.org/>  . There is English version. Recently Folk Doctor
Foundation has published a book “The Truth about the Drug Companies”,
written by Macia Angell translated into Thai. PHM in Thailand is supposed to
involve in FTA issue in terms of medicine trading as well. The removal of WR
to Thailand regarding to his publicized article was also a case to be
learned.

Ugrid Milintangkul

Folk Doctor Foundation, Thailand.

 

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[mailto:pha-exchange-bounces at lists.kabissa.org] On Behalf Of Laura Turiano
Sent: 21 ÁԶعÒ¹ 2549 2:31
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Subject: PHA-Exchange> Oxfam publications on Trade and Health

 

Dear friends working on health and trade issues;

 

I have recently had communication with Rohit Malpani
(rmalpani at OxfamAmerica.org), a policy analyst at Oxfam America in
Washington, DC. He expresses an interest in hearing from PHM affiliated
organizations working in this area, particularly from the countries he
mentions below:

 

"Here is a link to Oxfam's latest paper on trade and health issues -
specifically the current free trade agreements being negotiated between the
U.S. and Andean countries.

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/briefing_papers
/briefing_paper.2006-06-13.7641102806


Song of the Sirens: Why the US–Andean FTAs undermine sustainable development
and regional integration


It would be interesting to see materials/policy statements from PHM
affiliates in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru on the FTAs, and to see how we can
work with these groups hereafter.

Similarly, Oxfam America recently completed a paper on the proposed US-Thai
FTA (Public Health at Risk):

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/briefing_papers
/briefing_paper.2006-04-19.7697705773


Public Health at Risk: A US Free Trade Agreement could threaten access to
medicines in Thailand


that I think would also be of interest to the People's Health Movement in
Thailand.  Again, it would be interesting to see how the PHM in Thailand has
been involved in the issue of IP and health with respect to the US free
trade agreement, and with respect to access to medicines also."

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Laura Turiano, MS, PA-C
Right to Health Campaign
People's Health Movement - US Circle
Oakland, California
phm at turiano.org
http://www.phm-usa.org/
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