KENYA, June 16, 2010 - Government admits to WHO that it made a mistake in drafting counterfeit laws
Kenyans fighting for the right to have access to cheaper generic HIV medicines have won global attention, with the government conceding that it made a mistake in pass-ing a law that could deny its people genu-ine drugs.
Last week, the two ministries of Health were reported in the Economic Times of India as having promised to redraft the offending clause in the Anti-Counterfeit Act, 2008, that threatens to outlaw gener-ic drugs as counterfeits.
Ministry officialsUnnamed ministry officials are said to have told the just ended annual World Health Organisation’s assembly in Geneva that the anti-counterfeit law was pushed by the Ministry of Industry, which had no clue about the possible ramifications.This is the second victory for HIV posi-tive Kenyans in as many months.
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