Many people in poor countries die from diseases that are curable because they cannot afford the medication required. Do you believe that drug companies should make their products available at reduced prices in these countries?
Nowadays the lack of medical supplies is still founded in many
third
-world countries
, leading to too many deads even from curable diseases. Some believe that pharmaceutical companies
should decrease prices in those countries
. From my perspective, I do believe that drug
companies
solely cannot give many discounts to support
developing countries
. Thus
, another support
from related parties is required which I will explain in more detail in this
essay.
To begin
with, it is an undeniable truth that many drug
companies
have a lot of profit as shown in yearly profit and loss reports. For this
reason, some people think that it is possible to lower the prices of medicines to be affordable for everyone, including in developing countries
. However
, as we live in a capitalist world, drug
companies
cannot offer those lower prices as they need to maintain their profit and secure some budget for research on new pills.
However
, I still believe that people in third
-world countries
still have the opportunity to access more common drugs through the strong cooperation between many parties such
as drug
companies
, governments, charities and NGOs. Firstly
, many drugs in poor countries
are mostly imported from developed countries
thus
the governments on both sides should issue laws or policies to support
import and export taxes for medical products to reduce the operation costs of the drug
companies
. Moreover
, the United Nations and NGOs should involve in medicine distribution in poor countries
to reduce transportation costs and they also
should help subsidize some drug
costs.
To conclude, with all reasons taken into account, I strongly believe that people should be treated equally thus
many drugs should be more accessible in poor countries
. This
will happen if those countries
receive support
from related parties because only pharmaceutical companies
cannot provide massive discounts for them.Submitted by PIMFUNSUK on
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