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One thing I've never understood, given that trials are so insanely expensive, is why healthcare companies with billions of dollars don't open up "offshore" rese

One thing I've never understood, given that trials are so insanely expensive, is why healthcare companies with billions of dollars don't open up "offshore" research facilities to do trials in more lax jurisdictions. I've done none of the research, just imagining, but if you were to open up a compound in Somalia or somewhere, make the appropriate political contributions, would you really be bogged down with lots of red tape? Could you just experiment and iterate fast enough to develop convincing therapies cheaply and then bring them to mature markets?

beardyw 5y ago
So, experiment on poor black people? I think you are on the wrong forum.
- ALittleLight 5y ago
  The necessary part is only that the prospective subjects aren't protected by strict regulatory regimes like in the United States. Somalia, as, essentially, a failed state, I assume, has lax medical regulations and is a possible candidate for experimentation. I think it's a bit racist for you to generalize my description of a poor and under regulated state, like Somalia, as being equal to "black people". Not all countries in Africa are like Somalia, you know. I suggest reading a bit more about Africa. I personally enjoy watching YouTube videos made by creators in different countries, African countries have a wide range. As Mark Twain said, "Travel is fatal to prejudice". Today, we can virtually "travel" with the click of a button. Not all black people are poor Somalis!
  - beardyw 5y ago
    I would suggest you read "Medical experimentation in Africa" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_experimentation_in_Africa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_experimentation_in_A...
deegles 5y ago
The assumption that needs to be true is that experiments without as much regulation are just as valuable as those that have it. I don't know either way though.

beardyw 5y ago

So, experiment on poor black people? I think you are on the wrong forum.

ALittleLight 5y ago
The necessary part is only that the prospective subjects aren't protected by strict regulatory regimes like in the United States. Somalia, as, essentially, a failed state, I assume, has lax medical regulations and is a possible candidate for experimentation. I think it's a bit racist for you to generalize my description of a poor and under regulated state, like Somalia, as being equal to "black people". Not all countries in Africa are like Somalia, you know. I suggest reading a bit more about Africa. I personally enjoy watching YouTube videos made by creators in different countries, African countries have a wide range. As Mark Twain said, "Travel is fatal to prejudice". Today, we can virtually "travel" with the click of a button. Not all black people are poor Somalis!
- beardyw 5y ago
  I would suggest you read "Medical experimentation in Africa" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_experimentation_in_Africa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_experimentation_in_A...

deegles 5y ago

The assumption that needs to be true is that experiments without as much regulation are just as valuable as those that have it. I don't know either way though.