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I recently watched the documentary Fire in the Blood (2013) [1] about the use, by big pharma, of patents and WIPO to obstruct access to affordable antiretrovira
by chongli 3y ago
I recently watched the documentary Fire in the Blood (2013) [1] about the use, by big pharma, of patents and WIPO to obstruct access to affordable antiretrovirals (ARVs) in Africa during the worst years of the AIDS epidemic, leading to over ten million deaths. All of this when the African market for these medications represented less than 1% of the total market, in dollars. It’s absolutely infuriating!
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_in_the_Blood_(2013_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_in_the_Blood_(2013_film)