India should tax air tickets to pay for AIDS drugs - U.N.
India should tax air tickets to pay for AIDS drugs - U.N. NEW DELHI, June 5 (AlertNet) - Millions of the worlds poorest people could have easier access to life-saving drugs if India introduces an air ticket tax to help fund purchases of cheap medicines for HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, a senior U.N. official said. UNITAID, a U.N. agency which negotiates for cheap medicines from pharmaceutical manufacturers to treat deadly diseases, is lobbying countries such as India to join its air ticket levy initiative which began in 2006. ... //news.yahoo.com/india-tax-air-tickets-pay-aids-drugs-u-104242867.html
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