Drug firms to invest in AIDS research: U.N

By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:59 am UNITED NATIONS –– U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on Thursday that major pharmac eutical firms promised to invest more on researching treatments for the AIDS virus and diagnostic procedures for poorer regions. The companies also agreed to invest more in prevention, including vaccines and pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis, Ban said in a statement issued after he met with top executives at pharmaceutical and diagnostic firms working on AIDS and HIV, the virus that causes it. “We noted that despite the gains, the... [read full story]