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Intei'national was tlie centre son'iebody witli a sewing International and GSK
become a+i additioi'ial task for
piece of GSK's local con'iinu- inacliine could Switzerland lielped us to com-
tlie dinic since inany of tlie ea+'n some
nity partnership prog+'amine. money mending clotlies or l'ireliend tlie pliglit of luunans

adriltliaticnts liave HIV infec-
Dr Eric Bandle, Director of affected by tliis tei'i'ible disea-
ted sons and darigliters. n'iaking new ones. Tlie staff of
Co+i'ununication said: "As a se and sl'iowed ris, tliat even

Unforttmately tlie treatinent GSK and of Galenica, a com-
principle sricli programines
of cl'iildren witli AIDS and pany wlio recently also joined small efforts cadi inake a diffe-
ru+i for tlirce or inore years in tlie srippoit of Dr. Lmhy's
HIV-in['ections is complicated l'ellCe.
and provide fiii'ids and litiman
becarisc drugs are typically cli+iic were entliusiastic to
resorirces to sripport the pro- lielp witli tliis suggestion. Yori, too, cadi lielp the worlc of
only available i+i adult
ject. We prefer to concentt'ate Over a few weeks they collec- Dr. Ruedi Liitliy. You' conh'i-
strengtli. Dr. Lmliy invited Dr.
orir effoits to one wotthwhile ted bilces and sewing machi- bution will liave an imtnedia-
Cliristoph Rudin, a specialist
pro5ect ratlier tlian paying nes and iii addition clothes te ii'iipact. Not only does it
in liediah'ic infectiology at tlie
University of Baste, Slnall alllOlllljS fO mall7 Cllal'l- and toys. Last Arigiist a stan- express yoru- concei'n for the
ties eacli year. In tliis way, our depi'ived btit also sliows your
Switzerland to his clinic. Dr. dard 20ft container left GSK,
support creates a lasting Switzerland uiitli 20 bicycles, willingness to reach out to

Rudin corild advise tlie team
ii'npact wliidi is understood
in Harare aborit tlie care of tl'ie 10 sewing macliines, 95 tliosc in need of our lielp. Dr
paediatric patients. Now by orir employees and which boxes of clotlies ai'id 30 boxes Ruedi LLitliy estiinates that he
is highly n'iotivating to all
al)Oll[ a qua+'fer Of all pattents of toys. Since tlien it bas safe- will be able to proyide care
involved." ly arrived for eacli adrift patient at a cost
seen at tlie clinic are between iii Harare aiqd is
currently rindergoing customs of CHF 600 per year. The
3 montlis and 18 years of age.
Tliris, GSI( lielped in the cleara+ice. It sliorild be soon con'iplexity in paediah'ic care
For eacli of tlie young patients
prodriction and distribution of delivered to tlie clinic to be is reflected iii a liigher avera-
capsriles liaye to be iiidi'vi-
brocluires about Dr. Liithy's
drially prepared witli tlie distiibuted to tliose in need. ge yearly cost of CHF 1500

work at tlie clinic, created per cltild.
appropriate amount of dnigs. Ii'i tliis way tlie einployees of
visual aids for coiwentions
Tliis task is peifoi'ined at the GSK in Switzerland could
and )iad employees pi'csentmg reacl'i orit to lielp too. For inore infonnation on
cliiffc's pliai'macy.

tl'ie project at doctor's n"iee- Swiss Aids Care Inten'iational
tings ai'id otlier venries. A few
Tlie pliai'ii'iaceritical company, GSI( believes tliat tlie fight and on Dr Lmliy's dinic in
inontl'is ago Dr Liitliy approa-
GlaxoSinitliI(line (GSK), against Aids in tlie poorest Harare, Ziii'ibabwe l'ilcase,
clied GSK witli tlie idea of visit tlie website www.swis-
Switzerlai'id supported the cormtries of this world can
liow to lielp liis patients crea- only be won tl'irougli mobili-
work of Rriedi Lntliy's in the saidscare.Cll .

te soi'i'ie inco+ne for tlieinsel- zation of all resources and
first tliree years and inost
ves. In a country wliere
i+nl:ioitantly it liclped to )iro- tl'u'origli a new sliirit of' patt-
transportatioi'i is difficult
inote his project. Tlie collabo- +iersliip. Eric Bandle conclu-
soinebody wiitli a bicycle
ratioi-i between tlie co+npany ded: "Tlie collaboration bet-
corild becoine a courier,
and Swiss Aids Care wceii SiwiSS Aids Care
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