The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal negotiated between 12 Pacific rim countries, raises serious concerns about the affordability of healthcare and medicines, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said on Thursday.
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World health chief says trade deal raises concerns
"If these agreements open trade yet close the door to affordable medicines we have to ask the question: is this really progress at all?"
World health chief says TPP trade deal raises concerns
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"I'm following the discussion and debate and there are some very serious concerns about the trans-Pacific Partnership, the biggest trade agreement ever," she told a conference in Geneva.
"If these agreements open trade yet close the door to affordable medicines we have to ask the question: is this really progress at all?"
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