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To: MadIvan
Cite and prove. Provide links, by all means.
WORKSHOP ON DIFFERENTIAL PRICING AND FINANCING OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS

The workshop brought experts together to explore the often complex questions involved in ensuring access to existing essential drugs at prices affordable in poor countries

"from each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

The principal focus at the workshop was on two main topics: differential pricing and financing of essential drugs

"from each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

First, that differential pricing could, and should, play an important role in ensuring access to existing essential drugs at affordable prices, especially in poor countries,

"from each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

Second, that while affordable prices are important, actually getting drugs, whether patented or generic, to the people who need them in poor countries will require a major financing effort, both to buy the drugs and to reinforce health care supply systems, and that for these countries most of the additional financing will have to come from the international community.

"from each according to his ability, to each according to his need."
99 posted on 01/08/2006 7:48:05 PM PST by hedgetrimmer
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To: hedgetrimmer

You are insane if you believe that those statements about differential pricing have anything to do with the Communist maxim, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need". Pricing based on regional variations is not something the WTO thought up - it is something that occurs no matter what. Companies will charge different prices based on what the market will bear.

But then again, facts aren't your strong suit. But it is instructive that your knowledge of Communism is limited to one tired old maxim, and your debating skills are limited to reaching out for anything that may seem comparable to that tired maxim.

Ivan


107 posted on 01/08/2006 10:17:21 PM PST by MadIvan (You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
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