PHM-Exch> PHM-Uganda Analysis On BBC About The Lomé Initiative, And False Medicines Epidemic In Africa: Tomorrow 17th January, 2020

[Bukenya denis]

Thanks  Asibu,

We indeed shall endeavor to get hold of the proceedings on the Lome
Convention and come up with an analysis to the same to direct and reshape
the positions that our governments may want to take.

Great insight

On Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 16:22, Wilson Asibu <wilasibu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Great work PHM Uganda, and special mention to Dennis Bukenya, Michael and
> team. It was a great interview and proud of you comrades.
>
> I have however noted and now suggest the need to be vigilant against the
> big pharma playing dirty tricks to pull us into policing of counterfeit
> drugs which falls under Intellectual Property and Patents Jurisdiction,
> which we must avoid at all cost. The BBC Anchor used these terms mostly. He
> needed to be corrected and therefore, I propose that we get hold of the
> proceedings of the recent meeting of the Lome Initiative, analyze it, come
> up with our position, engage our governments before the law of policing
> countrfeit drugs enter into force. Lets remember, the term that says
> "Counterfeit drugs kills people is not also right." The big pharma is good
> at twisting terms but though they look insignificant they can be a matter
> of life and death.
>
> Kind regards,
> Wilson Damien Asibu
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:40 PM PHM UGANDA <phmuga at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> Greetings.
>>
>> Since Uganda is going to be  part of the Lomé Initiative to Address the
>> False Medicines Epidemic Sweeping Across Africa. We shall provide our
>> analysis tomorrow on BBC about Counterfeit Medicines and Its Effects On
>> The Right To Health In Uganda, and how The Lome Initiative will address and
>> counter the plight of the trafficking networks of falsified medicines and
>> how to ensure that all African citizens have access to safe and effective
>> medicines that their families rely on.
>>
>> The Lomé Initiative will be a landmark agreement that will be signed by
>> the presidents of the Republics of Congo, Ghana, Gambia, Niger, Senegal,
>> Togo, and Uganda respectively at a summit to be held in Lomé, Togo on
>> Tomorrow, January 17th, 2020.
>>
>> About Lome Initiative, click on this link *https://intpolicydigest.org/2020/01/15/the-lome-initiative-and-addressing-the-false-medicines-epidemic-sweeping-across-africa/
>> <https://intpolicydigest.org/2020/01/15/the-lome-initiative-and-addressing-the-false-medicines-epidemic-sweeping-across-africa/>*
>>
>> *Time 5:10 GMT and 6:30GMT.*
>>
>> *We shall keep you posted in case of any changes.*
>>
>> Happy new year,
>> Michael
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