Subject: chain letter: oppose pharmaceutical barbarism! (fwd)

Dear friend,

URGENT DEADLINE: Thirty-nine pharmaceutical companies are suing the
South African government in a move that would stop South Africans from
receiving lifesaving AIDS drugs. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans
Frontières (MSF) asks you to support South Africa's efforts to make
essential medicines more accessible to its people by signing the global
"Drop the Case" petition by April 15 at:

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

The lawsuit is blocking the implementation of legislation that aims to
improve access to essential medicines by making drugs more affordable.

With over four million already infected with HIV, South Africa has the
highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world. Very few
can afford the treatment that has extended and improved the lives of
people in richer countries. High prices are effectively denying
medicines to poor patients, condemning them to a premature death.

MSF asks you to visit their website at
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ to sign the petition and
demonstrate your support.

Please also forward this message to other concerned people that you
know! MSF will try to collect as many electronic signatures as
possible by mid-April, when the case resumes in court. We will then
present the signatures to the 39 drug companies and to governments.

Please note: MSF will send only your name and country of residence to
the 39 companies and to governments to send a clear message that
protecting lives should come before protecting patents. MSF will not
release your email address publicly.

Thank you!

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