IGBA Aims To Take The Fight To Originators On Trade Deals
Executive Summary
With a permanent structure in place and a trade principles paper recently updated, the IGBA believes it is well placed to argue the case for promoting accessible medicines in international trade negotiations versus the interests of the originator industry.
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