February 21, 2005
On 12 January, in Tanzania, Gordon Brown told reporters that the UK would be seeking support for an advance purchase scheme for an AIDS vaccine. According to The Daily Telegraph:
"Mr. Brown said the Government would work with other countries to investigate the creation of an advance purchase scheme to encourage drug firms to invest more in HIV/AIDS research."If donors committed to buying the first 300 million vaccine courses at $20 per course of vaccinations, that would translate into a $6 billion guarantee - large enough to induce much stronger interest from both large and small pharmaceutical firms," Mr. Brown said."
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