MERCOSUR Tackles Tobacco Advertising
Saturday, June 20th, 2009At their Ministerial concluded today, the Health Ministers of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) nations (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, plus Venezuela once Brazil and Paraguay ratify the Protocol of Adhesion regarding its membership) plus MERCOSUR associate member Chile reached an agreement [MERCOSUR/RMS/Acuerdo No. 01/09] committing themselves to cooperating toward the elimination of […]
Fighting the Growing Menace of Counterfeit Drugs
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Have you ever bought medicine at a pharmacy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? I'm not talking about the big, sophisticated ones you might find in Buenos Aires or Rio de Janeiro. I'm speaking of those small ones in places like Santo Domingo or small towns in the Central American countryside, which are often […]