these countries include ecuador eritrea ghana indonesia malaysia mozambique south africa and thailand the government of thailand has moved with particular zeal in this direction by issuing a government use compulsory license on a remedy for heart disease in addition to hivaids drugs see box see a ahuja associated press thai health groups urge abbott boycott ip health newsletter of march for a critical assessment of such actions from a competition law standpoint see s flynn considering competition complaints against abbott in thailand a brief explanation of potential legal arguments march available at and thailand s lawful compulsory licensing and abbott s anticompetitive response april hereinafter flynn thailand s lawful compulsory licensing available at