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Article

7 Jun 2010

Author:
Ransdell Pierson, Reuters

Group urges Bristol to protect HIV-drug for babies

Board members of...[UNITAID]has warned that Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's plans to close a factory in France could leave thousands of babies without a life-saving treatment for the virus that causes AIDS...[I]n an open letter...[UNITAID] urged Bristol-Myers chief executive Lamberto Andreotti to ensure that babies continue to have access to its drug...Bristol-Myers spokeswoman Sonia Choi said production is expected to resume immediately upon anticipated regulatory approval of the new U.S. plant in February 2011..."We're doing everything we can to ensure minimal disruption," she said...