Africa:THE DANGEROUS DERADICALIZATION OF AIDS DISCOURSE: MEANINGS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVE ACTIVISM
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THE DANGEROUS DERADICALIZATION OF AIDS DISCOURSE: MEANINGS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVE ACTIVISM Sanjay Basu Earlier this week, the Clinton Foundation announced the dramatic reduction of AIDS drug prices after its negotiations with several "generic" pharmaceutical manufacturers; the result was a cutting in half of the price of antiretroviral treatment for AIDS patients in several poor countries. While the news was welcome to most persons working on the issue, and while indeed many groups eagerly await specific details that might reveal problems or wonders in this deal, there is an underlying question that will remain unaddressed by technical evaluations of the new drug price reduction: what does it mean when a foundation headed by a person who--years ago--placed trade sanctions on countries attempting to import low-cost medicines now helps to procure such drugs and enters the spotlight of praise in the "AIDS community"?
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تاریخ انتشار 2017