An American drug manufacturer has taken an important step to open the way to improved access to the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) across Africa.
To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you.However, the prices of the drugs developed by Western multinationals often render them unaffordable to most people outside the world's most economically-developed nations.
finally paves the way"for unfettered access to affordable generic versions of bedaquiline for all people living with drug-resistant tuberculosis who need the drug in low- and middle-income countries." This includes all African nations. She said drugs companies' practice of enforcing their patents and their pricing levels"has no place in public health."
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