January 26, 2007 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Press Teleconference On Friday, January 26, 2007, MSF held a press teleconference titled "People Before Patents," to brief members of the media on a legal challenge to India's patent law brought by the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis. A victory for Novartis will mean restricted access to affordable generic medicines in MSF projects and throughout the developing world. India is a major source of affordable medicines, including antiretrovirals (ARVs) to treat people living with HIV/AIDS. Listen to the teleconference here: Audio segment 1: Participants' prepared remarks (4 MB) Audio segment 2: Q&A (5 MB)  Read the transcript of the teleconference [152 K] Teleconference participants: Unni Karunakara, MD, Medical Director, Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ellen 't Hoen, LLM, Policy and Advocacy Director, Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Loon Gangte, Regional Coordinator, South Asia Collaborative Fund for HIV Treatment Preparedness (formerly from Delhi Network of Positive People) Christine Genevier, Head of Mission for MSF's AIDS Treatment Programs in Kenya

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