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<DIV>Dear friends working on health and trade issues;</DIV>
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<DIV>I have recently had communication with Rohit Malpani (<A
href="mailto:rmalpani@OxfamAmerica.org">rmalpani@OxfamAmerica.org</A>), 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:</DIV>
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<DIV>"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.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/briefing_papers/briefing_paper.2006-06-13.7641102806">http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/briefing_papers/briefing_paper.2006-06-13.7641102806</A></DIV>
<DIV class=pubheader>
<H1><FONT size=3>Song of the Sirens: </FONT><FONT size=3>Why the US–Andean FTAs
undermine sustainable development and regional integration</FONT></H1>
<DIV class=pubheadertype>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.<BR><BR>Similarly, Oxfam
America recently completed a paper on the proposed US-Thai FTA (Public Health at
Risk):<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/briefing_papers/briefing_paper.2006-04-19.7697705773">http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/briefing_papers/briefing_paper.2006-04-19.7697705773</A></DIV></DIV>
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<H1><FONT size=3>Public Health at Risk: </FONT><FONT size=3>A US Free Trade
Agreement could threaten access to medicines in Thailand</FONT></H1>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."<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV>*************************************************<BR>Laura Turiano, MS,
PA-C<BR>Right to Health Campaign<BR>People's Health Movement - US
Circle<BR>Oakland, California<BR><A
href="mailto:phm@turiano.org">phm@turiano.org</A><BR><A
href="http://www.phm-usa.org/">http://www.phm-usa.org/</A><BR>*************************************************<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>