ASIA: Clinton Foundation backs cheap anti-AIDS drugs
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Former US President Bill Clinton has thrown his weight behind developing countries in their battle to secure affordable drugs for people affected by HIV and AIDS. The Clinton Foundation will source drugs from the Indian based manufacturers Cipla and Matrix who make cheap copies of brand name medicines, called generic drugs. The medicines are to be be bought with 100 million US dollars - raised by a group of countries led by France and distributed to 65 countries worldwide.
Presenter: Bill Bainbridge
Speakers: Bill Clinton, former US President; Paul Cawthorne, head of Mission for Medecins Sans Frontieres, Thailand
