ACCESS TO HIV TREATMENT

That this House notes with grave concern that almost 6,000 people die every day from AIDS-related illnesses; congratulates the Government on making progress on its promise of universal access to HIV treatment, prevention, care and support by 2010; and urges the Government to promote generic medicines by tackling trade barriers and by developing a patent pool for essential medicines, as promoted by the Stop AIDS campaign, and to address the health worker shortage and provide long-term financing to continue to strengthen services and infrastructure in developing nations.