WHO welcomes Cipla deal
The World Health Organisation has welcomed a commitment from the pharmaceutical company Cipla to work with Medicins sans FrontiEres to supply HIV-related medicines 'at affordable prices' to developing countries.
The company has made an offer to make available reduced price triple combination therapy. It has met with the WHO to discuss registration requirements, supply logistics, technology transfer and validity of patents.
A WHO statement said, 'Ensuring that antiretroviral and other AIDS drugs reach those who need them and are used effectively means that questions of financing and clinical feasibility will also have to be addressed.'
It will be studying Cipla's offer to see how it can be included in the information made available to interested governments.