PHM-Exch> Video: Protest action against the EU-India FTA - Brussels - 4 October 2010

[intal - Anuschka Mahieu]

Video: Protest action against the EU-India FTA - Brussels - 4 October
2010
http://vimeo.com/15803106 

Against the backdrop of the 8th ASEM, the Belgian Platform for Action on
Health and Solidarity held a protest action against the EU-India FTA
during the Asia-Europe People's Forum, in front of the European
Commission in Brussels on 4 October 2010.

India is known as the pharmacy of the developing world. It is one of the
few developing countries with its own pharmaceutical industry and
exports a plentiful supply of good, affordable medicines to dozens of
other developing countries. India is the source of 90% of the HIV/AIDS
drugs used in developing countries.

Through a free trade agreement with India, Europe is seeking to impose
stricter intellectual property right regulations. This will make it more
difficult for Indian manufacturers of generic medicines to bring their
products onto the market, thereby pushing up prices. The EU-India free
trade agreement therefore not only threatens to dry up a source of good,
affordable medicines, but also puts countless human lives at risk in
developing countries.

More information:
Executive summary: European free trade agreements and the right to
health in the South (http://www.sante-solidarite.be/files/summary%
20health%20and%20trade.pdf)
Briefing paper on EU trade policy and the right to health:
http://www.sante-solidarite.be/files/Briefing%20paper%20FTAs%
20andHealth_final_0.pdf 


Anuschka Mahieu
Partners & Beleid - Partenaires & Politique - Partners & Policy
tel. +32 2 209 23 54 
www.intal.be | www.g3w.be.be | www.m3m.be | Globalize Solidarity!




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