Abbott Action in DC on April 27th

Next week all across the country folks will be organizing protests to call attention to what the Abbottt Pharmaceutical Company is doing to folks in Thailand.

For those who don't know, the Government of Thailand, unable to carry the burden of the high price of the Abbott drug Kaletra, has issued a compulsory license to produce a generic versions of Abbott's life-saving drug. They are following the process set out by the World Trade Organization that is recognized internationally.

Abbott, however, has decided to retaliate by pulling its registration for Kaletra and six other drugs and threatening not to register drugs in Thailand in the future, a move that puts the health (and in some cases survival) of many people living with HIV in Thailand in jeopardy, a move that Even Abbott's own stock-owners are speaking out against.

Join us by protesting at the Abbott DC Office on April 27th at 11:00 AM. The Abbott office is located at the corner of 14th St. and New York Ave, NW. A number of groups are involved in this effort. The event is being coordinated by Student Global AIDS Campaign member Landon Manjikian. You can reach Landon at landonwm@gmail.com.