UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HIV TREATMENT BY 2010 TARGET

That this House welcomes the UK Government's role in 2005 in establishing a global commitment to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care by 2010; believes that keeping this promise requires a G8 funding plan fully to finance the global effort, investment in strong health systems, and genuinely affordable essential medicines; recognises that generic versions of essential medicines are an effective and necessary way to reduce the prices of key drugs; notes, however, that intellectual property rights remain a key barrier to the production and export of generic versions; and believes strongly that the UK Government should show international leadership, including at the 2007 G8 Summit, to improve access to generic medicines by proactively supporting the full use of TRIPS flexibilities, working to simplify mechanisms for producing and exporting key drugs and opposing conditions in bilateral trade agreements which undermine accesss to treatment.