Obama's Trade Policy Ensures Big Pharma Profit at Expense of World's Poor: Report

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2012-07-10

<div class='node-body'><p>In a bid that will bolster profits for western pharmaceutical corporations at the expense of the world&#39;s most vulnerable, the Obama administration is pushing international drug pricing policies that would ensure elevated prices for essential medicines across the developing world, according to a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/obamas-health-policy-global-health-reform_n_1659742.html" target="_blank">report </a>by the <em>Huffington Post</em>.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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