The product patent has become a reality in our country also and the price of life saving drugs is gonna rise even upto 250%. I came across this blog of Sandeep
http://www.sandipb.net/blog/archives/2004/12/02/brazil-to-break-drug-patents/
People has to be made aware of the situation and youth has a higher responsibility in this. Also I came across an email that requested help for Tsunami victims
I am quoting it
I request you guys to spare a moment to read the following and act on
it, if at all possible. Also please forward this to as many people as
you know.
(Apologies for duplication, if any)
>Dear All,
>
>With the biggest disaster in living memory having hit India too, there is
>an urgent need for help. While there is always some concern about how
>monetary aid gets used, the size of the disaster is way too enormous for
>that to hold back.
>
>As for non-monetary contributions, the following items are urgently needed
>in TN:
>
>1. aluminium cooking utensils
>2. kerosene stoves
>3. Bed rolls/bed sheets
>4. clothes
>5. basic medicines such as crocin, dettol etc.
>6. shawls
>7. blankets
>8. drinking water in packets or bottles
>9. note books, pencils, writing materials for children
>10. disposable syringes
>
>If you have any of this donate, please put them together and parcel to: -
>
>Mr S. Rajkumar
>Additional Private Secretary to the Minister (Mani Shanker Aiyer)
12 Avaiyambalpuram
>Mayiladuthurai
>Tamil Nadu – 609 001
>
>This contribution will go directly to the people affected since the people
>administering it, are trustworthy and for sure, this will aid those badly
>affected.
>
>Please put in a covering letter listing out what you are enclosing and send
>it off.
>
>Please send this out to various people you know and who would help. Groups
>of people can put things together and send this along in separate parcels.
>
>Just checked that the postal system is working well. The money you pay to
>the postal department for parcelling would be your monetary help, and the
>trouble you may have to take to get it parcelled will be your personal
>physical contribution to the cause!
This needs our attention and prompt action. We,NSS are planning for a long term and direct involvement in rehabilatation. Also our college union is co-ordinating our campus’ effort to reach out to the affected.
That’s all for now
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