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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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Write at least 250 words.

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The high cost of modern
drug
 treatment means
people
 in poorer
countries
 are frequently unable to benefit from it. I would argue that
drug
companies
 have a moral obligation to make their products available at
lower
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 cost to developing
countries
 and, what’s more, that rich governments and
people
 can help. Over the
last
 few
decades
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 there was a dramatic improvement in medicine that changed the treatment of many
life threatening
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 diseases.
Drug
companies
 make money by
treatment
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 these diseases.
However
, the fact that
people
 in poor
countries
 are unable to pay for these treatments has created a very unequal situation. I think that
drug
companies
 have a responsibility to be more ethical and that they have a responsibility for addressing
this
 inequality. They can do
this
 by offering cheaper medicines in
countries
 that cannot afford to pay the full price.
This
 means that everyone can get the drugs that they need.
However
, I
also
 believe that there are others who have a role to play in giving poor
people
 access to drugs.
For example
, rich
people
 could be encouraged to donate to charities to help developing
countries
. An example of
this
 was seen recently when Bill Gates spent a lot of money and set up immunising projects in Africa. In
conclusion
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 I would argue that it is immoral for
people
 to die because of inequality, Access to medicine should be universal and it
is
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should be the responsibility of the richer
companies
, individuals and governments to ensure that
this
 is happening.
Submitted by Md. Anwar Hossain on

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Generic drugs
  • Patent laws
  • Healthcare disparity
  • Subsidies
  • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  • Intellectual property
  • Epidemiology
  • Affordability
  • Global health initiatives
  • Corporate social responsibility
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