“Our politicians have taken a lead in the anti-AIDS campaign for many years now. As important, the private sector is involved -- we have a business council of 22 top companies who work together on AIDS awareness programs. And, thankfully, many religious leaders and NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) are very interested in working with the government.”
“Well, negotiations are under way with Merck and other companies to work more closely together hopefully. We've already achieved significant price reductions for two of the recent therapies. But in the future, we frankly want more flexibility when it comes to licenses and other legal issues. Are we going to talk about this in terms of breaking a patent or saving lives?”
