Africa: AU leaders approve plan to supply generics
03.02.2005
African leaders at the end of the two-day African Union summit in Abuja, Nigeria, approved the development of a pharmaceutical manufacturing plan to bring "quality" generic drugs to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and polio across the continent, the AngolaPress reports. The plan will aid the production of the reduced-cost drugs in coordination with support from international groups to stem the spread of the diseases.