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Science 16 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5780, p. 1583
DOI: 10.1126/science.312.5780.1583d
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PARIS--Passengers departing from French airports will pay a new tax starting next month that will help buy drugs for the world's poorest nations. The campaign, dubbed UNITAID, is expected to raise $250 million annually. Thirteen other nations worldwide have promised to follow suit with similar fees.

Surcharges range from $1.25 for economy flights to a whopping $50 for first-class intercontinental tickets. Global health advocates applaud the plan, long championed by French President Jacques Chirac, as needed support for a new International Drug Purchase Facility that will negotiate low prices for drugs to combat diseases affecting the developing world.




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