[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 112 (Friday, August 12, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: August 12, 1994]
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            ELI LILLY AND CO. ASSISTANCE TO RWANDA REFUGEES

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I would like to draw my colleagues' 
attention to an act of humanity in an otherwise inhumane situation. Eli 
Lilly and Co., headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, has begun shipping 
what may ultimately be tens of millions of dollars worth of antibiotics 
to the Rwanda relief effort.
  Working through relief organizations including MAP International and 
the American Red Cross, nearly 1.3 million refugees may be treated for 
a variety of infections with this medicine, including pneumonia, 
bronchitis, and wound infections.
  While Lilly has a longstanding history of product donation, this is 
the largest single donation toward such a relief effort, and is 
believed to be the largest onetime pharmaceutical product donation ever 
made by a pharmaceutical company. We are proud of Lilly and its 
employees in this historic effort.
  Mr. PELL. The Senator from Indiana has every right to be proud of Eli 
Lilly's generous donation. They are to be commended. The loss of life 
and the suffering of the Rwandan refugees is beyond the comprehension 
of man to grasp. The efforts of companies such as Eli Lilly are a 
necessary and very welcome act of compassion if we are to ease the 
suffering of innocents. I hope that recognition of Eli Lilly and their 
efforts will encourage other companies to come forward and contribute 
as well.

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