[Story ID: 2035] The TRIPS Protocol enables least-developed and developing countries deal with health crisis such as an HIV/AIDS, malaria or influenza epidemic. Such countries are often unable to manufacture the necessary pharmaceuticals and can not afford to purchase them in the normal way.
[Story ID: 257] FilterPure and their partners Global Effect and other NGOs announced today a ground breaking ceremony in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti for a new water filtration factory. The FilterPure factory will employ Haitians to build, manufacture and distribute the FilterPure filters that eliminate 99.9% of antimicrobial contaminants that cause water-borne illnesses and deaths.