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Of the drugs in Tanzania, how many were invented there? It's typically US companies that take the brunt of the R&D costs to develop novel drugs. Then once they
by andreilys 7y ago
Of the drugs in Tanzania, how many were invented there?
It's typically US companies that take the brunt of the R&D costs to develop novel drugs. Then once they're developed, it's easy for them to spread to other countries for cheap.
That said I do agree the healthcare system is pretty messed up, and patents are part of the problem. But you have to recognize that R&D in this space is not cheap, and companies need some incentive to spend billions of dollars