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violates constitutional right to health

Thursday November 30, 2006 Patent


more important than the Costa Ricans would

• Health
privilege of rich
In Costa Rica, life expectancy is 79.1 years, more than three years to the United States. This indicator in any country is a sign of two things: first, its development, and second, the effectiveness of their social security or health system, because without health care in time there is no chance of cure and therefore there is no health , and unhealthy death is more likely ", said the deputy Lesvia Villalobos. For the deputy

Villalobos, thanks to visionary leaders who pushed for a system social security that provides medical services to all, also providing medicines, Costa Ricans have been able to have a high percentage of life expectancy, less than developed countries.

"While the FTA does not prohibit the purchase of generics, its provisions on patents and intellectual property would force the country to buy just that, only, original products," said Villalobos.

This situation is unacceptable to the legislator, because with 37% of its budget for medicines, the Fund purchased this year, only 1.93% of the original medicines, while the remaining 63% financing to buy, through generic, 98% of the remaining drugs. "With its budget of $ 70 million for medicines in 2006, the Fund complies with a basic list of 453 drugs, but if the FTA was in force, only three drugs could buy with that budget," the lawmaker stressed.

For Eriksson, the FTAs \u200b\u200bundermine the constitutional right to social security and health become a privilege of the rich. "I asked Oscar Arias and Eduardo Doryan, what will they do with the Costa Ricans who can not afford expensive medicines?," Will you die? Is unacceptable for our party are available so irresponsible and inhumane of life of people. The Costa Ricans have 30 years of enjoying the shelter and protection of our social security and the same number of years of access to medicines to cure their ills or address. We will not allow those without resources are unprotected by the state. We are interested in Costa Rica, no patents, "the lawmaker concluded.