Wednesday, Doctors Without Borders joined other demonstrators to protest outside the New York offices of the pharmaceutical company Novartis. The protest was against an attack on India’s patent law by Novartis, a case currently before India’s Supreme Court. If Novartis wins, the production of life-saving generic medicines — including important anti-retroviral drugs for people living with HIV/AIDS — could be adversely affected. TAKE ACTION! Photo: 2012 © Michael Goldfarb

Wednesday, Doctors Without Borders joined other demonstrators to protest outside the New York offices of the pharmaceutical company Novartis. The protest was against an attack on India’s patent law by Novartis, a case currently before India’s Supreme Court.

If Novartis wins, the production of life-saving generic medicines — including important anti-retroviral drugs for people living with HIV/AIDS — could be adversely affected.

TAKE ACTION!


Photo: 2012 © Michael Goldfarb

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    Protect access to essential medicine! Lives depend on it.
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    Please reblog, Novartis is literally profitting from the poor.
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