AFFILIATIONS TO INDUSTRIAL BODIES

Aspen's South African business is an active member of the following industrial organisations:

• Pharmaceuticals Made in South Africa (“PHARMISA”) – a local pharmaceutical producer trade association. An Aspen representative serves as the chairman of this organisation.
• Pharmaceutical Pricing Task Group (“PTG”) – an industry-wide pharmaceutical organisation, focusing on pharmaceutical pricing discussions with government.
• Business Unity South Africa (“BUSA”) – an over arching business organisation, representing the various business chambers.
• National Economic Development and Labour Council (“NEDLAC”) – an organisation which facilitates dialogue between the Government and organised business, organised labour and organised community groupings on a national level to discuss issues of social and economic policy.
• India, Brazil, South Africa (“IBSA”) Business Forum – a forum to promote trade relations between these regions. An Aspen representative serves on the IBSA Steering Committee.
• UNAIDS – a joint venture of the United Nations family, bringing together the efforts and resources of 10 United Nations system organisations in order to help prevent new HIV/AIDS infections, care for people living with HIV/AIDS, and mitigate the impact of the epidemic. An Aspen representative serves as the chairman of UNAIDS Suppliers RegulatoryTaskTeam.
• Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (“GFATM”) – an international financing institution investing a pool of globally sourced funds to save lives. The fund supports the prevention, treatment and care programmes of these three diseases.
• The Healthcare Charter negotiation team – an industry representative body which conducts research and makes detailed written submissions to the DoH in the development of the Healthcare Charter.
• The Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (“PIASA”) – an alliance of pharmaceutical companies with the common objectives of developing the local pharmaceutical manufacturing sector into a sustainable industry to secure a supply of safe, affordable, quality pharmaceuticals in South Africa, and of developing skills and capacity in the sector.
• The executive forum of the Private Healthcare Forum (“PHF”) – represents key strategic interests in the private healthcare sector in South Africa. It is intended that the PHF be used as a platform to articulate sector views and opinions in the interests of sustainable and quality healthcare in the country.

Aspen’s international operations are affiliated to the following industrial bodies:

• The Australian Self Medication Industry (“ASMI”) – a body representing companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of consumer healthcare products in Australia. The association focuses its efforts on supporting the progress and development of the self-care products industry, including both OTCs and complementary products.
• The Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council set up by the Indian Ministry of Commerce (“PHARMEXCIL”) – an export promotion council which makes representations to the government of India and other agencies in India and abroad to find amicable solutions to common problems facing the pharmaceutical industry.
• American Management Association (“AMA”) – a global nonprofit association supported by its base of partners, provides a wide range of management development education services for individuals, companies and government offices around the world.
• Mexican Business Information Systems (“SIEM”) – a database of customers, vendors, tools for developing business and information on support programmes offered by the Ministry of Economy.