In a country transfixed by the death of one and infection of two to ebola, yet where some 30,000 a year die of flu, you have to wonder at secret negotiations regarding limiting access to medicine.
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As the latest round of talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement begins in Australia next week, negotiators will be discussing revisions in a key document that consumer advocacy groups say would strengthen patent rights for drug makers at the expense of patients in poor countries.Why do we have to rely on Wikileaks to find out what trade negosiators are up to? Why is Assamge fear for his well-being?
The 77-page document, which was obtained by WikiLeaks and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, contains proposals made at the last round of talks in May, according to people familiar with the document. The TPP is a trade agreement that is under negotiation to lower tariffs and open markets by 12 countries in the Asia and Pacific regions.
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