Re:Ask HN: Examples where you make something people want, bu...
by neilk on Monday December 07, 2009 @09:20AM
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The point is that most customers in the Third World are not able to afford the price point that makes such medicines profitable.
The workaround since 2000-01 or so has been differential pricing or licensing for the Third World. But this took decades to get agreements for that to happen.
The workaround since 2000-01 or so has been differential pricing or licensing for the Third World. But this took decades to get agreements for that to happen.
Here's a good page about the situation with HIV drugs. http://www.avert.org/generic.htm