KUALA LUMPUR: Several developed countries have been accused by NGOs of trying to kill the proposed resolution on drug price transparency at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
Besides Italy and Malaysia, the draft resolution was proposed by Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain and Turkey.
The letter said that the negotiating position of the German delegation to the WHA"urgently needs to be revised" and that the German government should do everything it can to ensure that vaccines and medicines are affordable for all people worldwide. The letter also pointed out that drug prices were often not based on actual research costs, but were set according to how revenues can be maximised in the relevant markets.
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