What is your assessment of how well the various parties are handling the global AIDS problems?Parties Actions Analysis

Government in Developed countries

(+) Funded heavily in initial R&D(+) Reduced time to approval

(+) Identified the need (-) No control over high priced drugs

Government in Developing countriesIndia & Africa

(+) Developed policies to make AIDS medication more affordable(+) Joined hands with NGOs(-) Lacked stringent laws for patent protection

(+) Raised concern about the profit orientation by Pharma Co.

Major Pharma Companies

(+) Invested heavily in R&D for new drug development, 16%(+) Formed alliances to reduce costs for AIDS medication (-) Highly profit oriented

(-) Took advantage of pandemic and delayed actions to make drugs affordable

What is your assessment of how well the various parties are handling the global AIDS problems?

Parties Actions Analysis

Cipla (+) Made AIDS medication affordable(+) Pointed out ever-greening and increasing advertisement budgets

(+) Limited profit – Co. was willing to help the infected people (+) Made attempts to discover real cost of drug

NGOs, Charities and Global Agencies

(+) Made appeals to Pharma Co. to make AIDS drugs available(+) Operated projects worldwide

(+) Led the campaign against AIDS(+) Act as intermediate b/w Pharma Co. & people(-) Limited powers to implement and control