This is a request for anyone interested to sign this petition from Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) and pass it on. The court case is on Monday. Below is a summary of the issues involved - it can be summarised as huge global companies with vast profits seeking to prevent people in developing countries being able to access life-saving medicines - in particular for HIV/AIDS.

SIGN-ON TO HELP PROTECT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICINES

Pharmaceutical company Novartis is taking the Indian government to court. If the company wins, millions of people across the globe could see their source of affordable medicines dry up.
India produces affordable medicines that are vital to many people living in developing countries. Over half the medicines currently used for AIDS treatment in developing countries come from India and such medicines are used to treat over 80% of the 80,000 AIDS patients in Médecins Sans Frontières projects.

If Novartis is successful in its challenge against the Indian government and its patent law, more medicines are likely to be patented in India, making it very difficult for generic producers to make affordable versions of them. This could affect millions of people around the world who depend on medicines produced in India.

Sign MSF's petition and urge Novartis to drop the case against the Indian government:
http://www.msf.org/petition_india/international.html