On December 21, 2007, the U.S. Consul General for São Paulo, Thomas White, wrote a cable titled: MICROSOFT SEES GOB ATTACKS AGAINST IPR. The cable was classified by James Story, the Econ/Pol Chief.
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| Ambassador Clifford Sobel (photo from Wikimedia) |
Wikileaks has published 28 cables, dated July 13, 2004 to February 9, 2010, from the US Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand that mention pharmaceuticals (See list here: /node/1231)
One of the cables discusses in detail the efforts of the New Zealand government to prevent pharmaceutical products that are sold in New Zealand from being parallel traded into the U.S. market. There are several interesting points made in the cable. Here are a few highlights:
September 2, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
The following are 28 cables sent from the US Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, that mention pharmaceuticals, from July 13, 2004 to February 9, 2010.
07/13/04 | New Zealand-australia Regulatory Agency To Raise Industry’s Costs
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From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
The US Department of States has been deeply involved in pushing the Poland government to provide more industry favorable rules for setting reimbursements for pharmaceutical drugs. Below are links to discussions of some of the cables published in 2011 by Wikileaks: Continue Reading
This is one of several Wikileaks cables on Poland pharmaceutical reimbursements.
Some highlights from this cable:
September 3, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
This July 3, 2006 cable discusses a U.S. mobilization to oppose a reduction in pharmaceutical prices in Poland. The cable notes that
September 3, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
The following is a January 2009 cable written by Michael E. Ranneberger, the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya. The subject of the cable is: Kenya Passes Long Awaited Anti-counterfeit Goods Bill
http://cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09NAIROBI86
Cable reference id: #09NAIROBI86Reference id aka Wikileaks id #186907 ???
Subject Kenya Passes Long Awaited Anti-counterfeit Goods Bill
Origin Embassy Nairobi (Kenya)
Continue ReadingWikileaks cables on the US opposition to Philippines legislation on affordable medicines
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)
From September 19, 2005 to January 15, 2010, the US Department of State sent dozens of cables from Manila reporting on disputes in the Philippines regarding IPR and the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs. Much of the U.S. advocacy in the Philippines was done in close cooperation with Pfizer.
Implementing the Jordan FTA rules on exclusive rights in regulatory test data
September 2, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)On August 30, 2011, Wikileaks published a December 19, 2005 cable written by Daniel Rubinstein. The cable illustrates the degree to which the U.S. Department of State monitors the implementation of the Jordan-US FTA agreement, as regards disputes over rules on data exclusivity.
May 18 2009 cable regarding meeting between US Ambassador and pharma execs in Turkey
September 2, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)In this May 18, 2009 cable, US Ambassador to Turkey James Franklin Jeffrey (currently the US Ambassador to Iraq) met with pharmaceutical company officials, and promised to pressure Turkey to adopt pro-industry changes in regulatory and procurement policies, as well as industry backed policies on patent protection and data exclusivity.