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  Saturday, July 3, 2004

   

    

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Researchers back generic Aids drugs
A cheap three-in-one generic Aids pill from India is just as good as more expensive branded medicines and should be widely used in developing countries, researchers have said.
Matiba urges air transport improvement

Minister asks for review of US advisories

Turnover slides at NSE
Mumias profits rise 500 percent
 
       

Dr Odongo Odiyo, the chairman of Kenya medical Association’s HIV/Aids committee (right), Mr Ramesh Ahuja and Mrs Yvonne Wamalwa examine a bottle of India’s generic drugs manufacturer Hetero’s anti-retrovirals during their recent launch in Nairobi. Researchers say the generics are as effective as the pantented versions.

 




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