“It is the responsibility of Afghanistan's new government to gain better control over the country's administration and to resolutely fight the drug trade and corruption.” CountryGovernmentFightingResponsibilityDrugGainsTradeCorruptionAdministrationAfghanistanNew Government Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“When birth control pills were available in Europe but not in the United States, American women created an uproar about how the unwillingness to make the pill available showed a contempt for the lives of women. When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released birth control pills with high dosages of hormones that were later found to be unnecessarily high, they were attacked for not caring about women enough to do the necessary tests.” StatesEnoughFoundUnitedUnited StatesBirthDrugEuropeTestsAvailableCaringAdministrationContemptPillsHormonesBirth ControlAmerican WomanNot CaringFdaDosageBirth Control Pills Author:Warren Farrell
“The fact is that a lot of the spending increases came during the Bush administration. Two unpaid for wars we got ourselves engaged in. A prescription drug plan that added enormous amounts to our spending, and the tax cuts at the high end that did not create jobs and create revenue coming.” TwoWarEndsFactsJobsCuttingPlansAmountDrugTaxesIncreaseSpendingEnormousAdministrationEngagedRevenuePrescriptionsTax CutsPrescription Drugs Author:Nancy Pelosi
“We (the ANC government) have no plans to introduce the wholesale administration of these drugs in the public sector. ARVs are not a cure for Aids.” GovernmentPlansDrugAidsCuresAdministrationIntroducingWholesalePublic Sector Author:Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
“I have no regrets - in fact, I am pleased to have expelled the US ambassador, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and to have closed the US military base in Bolivia. Now, without a US ambassador, there is less conspiracy, and more political stability and social stability. Without the International Monetary Fund, we are better off economically.” FactsPoliticalSocialMilitaryRegretDrugInternationalAdministrationFundStabilityConspiracyEnforcementBetter OffNo RegretsMonetaryAmbassadorsHave No RegretsBoliviaUs Military Author:Evo Morales
“Drug companies say they need to charge ever-higher prices to cover their research costs, but they spend far less on research and development than they do on marketing and administration, and afterwards they actually keep more in profits.” NeedsCompanyDevelopmentHigherCostDrugResearchMarketingProfitAdministrationResearch And DevelopmentDrug Companies Author:Marcia Angell