Copyright 2000 Journal Sentinel Inc.
Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel
May 11, 2000 Thursday FINAL EDITION
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 05A
LENGTH: 126 words
HEADLINE:
Clinton increases access to AIDS drugs for
Africa
BYLINE: From Journal Sentinel
wire reports
BODY:
Washington -- President Clinton
issued an executive order Wednesday making it easier for
AIDS-ravaged Africa to obtain inexpensive
drugs and medical technologies.
The president took the action after
nearly identical language in the order was taken out of an African trade bill
that Congress is likely to pass and send to the White House this week.
The order says the U.S. government will not seek to overturn any
intellectual property law or policy imposed by a sub-Saharan
African government that promotes access to HIV/AIDS
pharmaceuticals and medical technologies.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(D-Calif.) who proposed the AIDS drugs amendment to the trade
bill with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) praised the executive order as "the right
thing to do."
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