What happened when an Indian drug company offered affordable AIDS medication

Indian scientist Dr. Yusuf Hamied's proposal to cheaply manufacture and sell life-saving AIDS medications makes him "one of the great individuals of the 21st century," according to journalist Katherine Eban. Despite initial pushback from the global pharmaceutical industry against Hamied's proposal, they ultimately gave in to enormous public pressure and "waived their patents so that Indian manufactures could make these AIDS cocktails at a very low price."
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[@fleur257]

Correction - The pharmaceutical companies did not "waive" their patent rights. What they were indulging in was evergreening of patents - making superficial tweaks and extending their patents beyond their patent period. What the Supreme court did was to strike down on this illegal practice. The validity of patents is still upheld in Indian law. The pharmaceutical companies did not do India a favor by "waiving" these patent laws.

[@sivanirmal]

Facts!

[@aravindsai8978]

Exactly many people dont know these facts. these patents expire after a period of 10 years etc. if no further claim from pharma company comes, that patent expires, ,then its free to produce for anyone, its like open source project after patent expiry.

[@winter_silhouette]

@@aravindsai8978 I think the patents are for 20 years and not 10, at least as per WTO, which India is a member of since the 90s. Which shows that these pharma companies have more than enough time to recuperate RnD costs and make profit. Still they resort to 'evergreening' and keep the medicines unaffordable for a large part of the world. Human greed knows no bounds.

[@jangdaman]

@@winter_silhouette capitalism in a nutshell

[@dnagpal]

@@winter_silhouette Drug patents are good for 20 years after the drug's invention. In most cases, this time frame is halved to 10 years after testing finally brings the drug to the marketplace.

[@ryanthyag2723]

Western drug companies want to make 1000 times the money in the name of patents 😢. Thanks India for keep helping the world ❤

[@chungamunga9898]

I would rather die than take medicine from india.

[@jaydunna2645]

yes, all western companies want to make profits, and all indian companies want to help the world. I love how simple your brain is.

[@Fjzins]

​@@jaydunna2645there's a difference between making profits and Sucking blood of poor. I love how your brain didn't work

[@rajsatishaero]

Namaskaram Ryan 🙏 Your welcome … when India progresses, the whole world is a better place to live in. Thanks Raj 😊

[@rajanicn9269]

@@jaydunna2645 Thats indeed true if you look at the price charged for the same thing in both countries

[@jayantajoy2730]

India is for Humanity. The India is great ❤🇮🇳 🇺🇸

[@stone1andonly]

Gods bless Dr. Hamied - someone who understands the Hippocratic Oath and strives to fulfill it.

[@isshoyggdrasil7334]

He is a PhD in Chemistry btw. Not a medical doctor. 😅

[@Kncperseus]

@@isshoyggdrasil7334 yet, he is more honest and dedicated to the medical cause than most doctors.

[@indickarma]

The other doctors keep their hypocritic vow alive

[@fahimhuq2768]

@@indickarmatwo years later … nice one 😂

[@human9512]

Great Job Dr Hamid.... Indians are Proud of You....❤🇮🇳

[@PriyaK-cu1fz]

I guess his religion doesn't matter for the time being

[@pam4840]

​@@PriyaK-cu1fz don't care. Hindus cannot turn their land into Syria so has to resist this racist ideology.

[@anonymousx_x3842]

@@PriyaK-cu1fzHeard about ex president APJ Abdul Kalam? You want more names? I can give you as many as you want

[@Ame_no-seirei]

​@@PriyaK-cu1fz Hahaha He is a good boy for a moment so as a reward let him taste your m💧m

[@Visha054]

​@@PriyaK-cu1fzAPJ sir was the best president India has ever had..but biggest comedy was he was called a "sanghi" by far-right Islamist groups nd congres nd it's allies.😂😂😂

[@neelparmar252]

Generic medicine are blessing here, normal western BP medicine cost 2$ for 1 tablet, where as generic only cost 50 cents per 10 pcs.

[@orion7326]

Great job Doctor Hamid. We Indians are proud of you...🤍

[@ojasneelabh2599]

India is known as the "Pharmacy of the world" for a reason

[@theidiotictroublemaker2281]

That's Germany

[@surajitmondal823]

@@theidiotictroublemaker2281 they can just stay with their fake homeopathic medicines which doesn't solve anything

[@akshatchoudhary938]

​@@theidiotictroublemaker2281you are mistaken

[@theidiotictroublemaker2281]

@@akshatchoudhary938 yeah

[@imamangoo8632]

@@theidiotictroublemaker2281 They made its use by huge wars not that they invented lol

[@swarnginisoren2697]

❤️❤️❤️❤️...Love Cipla...one of the best pharmacy company in India...❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shashankbj3804]

Yep 💯 agree

[@bonglordwhoknows7046]

Lol . Never seen anyone fanboying pharmaceutical company before.

[@rohitdesai2795]

Where is BBC, CNN, ABC... Al-Jazeera....😂😂

[@capassoluigi7387]

Snoring and drinking and counting there money!

[@punitdas5207]

Counting cows and Toilets in India😂😂

[@Heeyboii]

Drinking PAKISTANI Juices Of Imran Khan😂

[@sandeepssangha]

probably slandering India with cooked up or highly biased article.. The amount of Covid vaccines free of cost India is giving to over 100 countries is also not covered to a large extent, as it doesn't fit their narrative about India, guess they will live in a bubble and one day wake up to find India has become a superpower, and it be a shock to their readers

[@vanshthakkar722]

Focusing on a particular garbage can in old delhi cause that one looked worst amongs all🙂

[@Observer9812]

God bless Indians.

[@adolft_official]

are you indian?

[@darkevola7975]

​@@adolft_officialare you a muttlim?

[@user-gb6rf7lb3i]

​@@adolft_officialalllllllah u k baar😂

[@Rohit-wo8cj]

He should have given Nobel peace prize.

[@niks660097]

no they'll give nobel to obama for bombing kids..

[@dannycbe949]

Do you seriously believe that the Nobel is noble?? It's a very Agenda driven prize .

[@krishnakumar-pp8ie]

Noble peace committee don't give awards to Indians

[@glitch5711]

He is non western so.....

[@The__Leo69]

Who do you think controls Nobel prizes? This year they gave one to mRNA 'researchers' after there was buzz about efficacy of Pfizer's mRNA vaccines.

[@alecgross12]

Wasn’t expecting that happy ending

[@anishkumar4131]

The core problem I see is they donot want to eliminate the problem for the sake of dollars. In covid case humanity will be wiped out if they keep on thinking of money.

[@lesmonkmorison2828]

Until Indian ppl remain democratic and respect other ppls relegions as Hinduism does… nothing will happen.

[@blackcat-mp7kh]

us govt playing same tactics with covid vaccine

[@BenGrem917]

I hope this message finds you all in good health and happiness. Let's hope humanity survives this century, eh? With love from the US!

[@chandankumar-vy7xm]

Well u are blessed ✌️✌️✌️corona brought me here.

[@lesmonkmorison2828]

Love from India

[@captabhimanyubhat]

I'm already dead I time travelled to sat hi 👋

[@nmsb89]

God bless Dr. Hameed

[@conjeevaram706]

Indian Muslims must learn to pick Dr Yusuf Hameed as a role model

[@Newage-ed7er]

Not every muslim will support terrorist agenda dude... u think dr Yusuf will support likes of Owaisi ?

[@gotfan7743]

@@Newage-ed7er That person is talking about Dr Yusuf. He/She is talking other Muslims who adore haramkores like Aurangazeb and other Jihadis.

[@akp3097]

He dr yusuf is one of person who shaped india’s laws related to medicine… india use to be costliest place for medicine in 1950s. More costly then USA of that time with poor indians.

[@jayakeshavan8047]

1950 was just 3 years of young India. Most of the medicine are imported. Obviously the price will be higher.

[@ankushverma8625]

India got independent in 1947 how were they gonna have any pharmaceutical industry at that time.

[@akp3097]

@@ankushverma8625 there were doctors in india in 1950s. But to get treatment no one had that money except elite. India had insurance companies even before we got independence. So your logic is invalid. Independence was just giving control of institutions back to india, before independence indian banks to airliners were used to serve Brits

[@akp3097]

@@ankushverma8625 india was only place where automobiles were manufactured in 1940s and 1950s. India was 1st country in asia for that.

[@ankushverma8625]

@@akp3097 companies are different, than individual like doctor , Engineer and most of those manufacturers were owned by British people not by Indians. So your logic is very accurate to say that India didn't have any pharmaceutical industry at that time . Even after independence those manufacturers owned their factories.

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Admit it World!!! U need to survive?! Live happy?? U need to accept and adopt the Indian ethos and culture! It's in India's blood to help and nurture..not only it's own people but everyone and everything around it!

[@vanshthakkar722]

Yes, true, indian cultures first thing is to always help as many people as possible in any way you can

[@mayurdas9526]

That's what hinduvta say "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" whole world is my family .

[@harshav8157]

lol stop with this non sense youve clearly never travelled and lived anywhere else to think there are no compassionate and helpful people else where 😂

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

@@harshav8157 literally never did i or anyone say that.. Ur inferring things on ur own 🙄

[@JohnCena-ub4ey]

Stop it dumbo ... it takes billions to invent new medicines.. that's why US charge high cost to further invest in RandD. India stands no where in RandD. It's easy to copy formula and manufacture them as generic drugs.

[@EXOTICAA]

Its the supreme court of india who strikes down the evergreening of patents

[@f5thwheel1]

I often wonder how expired U.S. drugs make it to the streets of Guatemala City where they are sold for 1/10 the list price.

[@aryan.sharma__]

There is no waiver of Patents, if anything, Laws were made stronger to promote business funded R&D A company still has 20 years of Exclusive Manufacturing Rights. What WAS made illegal is Evergreening, Patents cannot be renewed with super-ficial tweaks and other companies will be allowed to manufacture them AND PAY ROYALTIES back,So It is not from goodness of their hearts, they get paid fairly.

[@hrishabhjoshi5847]

Great work sir, you are making India proud.

[@MithileshJha-tn3ks]

Cipla and Dr Hameed❤❤. World is a family,time has come world also share this belief.

[@GOKUBLACK-xq4is]

Dr. HAMIED very Good

[@kr8s]

India saved many Jews This jew is saving the world 🙏🙏🙏

[@vanshthakkar722]

Jews are one of the best refugees of india, they easily blended in our culture without creating problems and are also contributing greatly to our economy as many are rich.

[@nazimhassan2951]

He is Muslim.

[@gauthamkshatriya2953]

@@nazimhassan2951 he is a jew name has nothing to do with religion

[@abulhasnat1648]

@@gauthamkshatriya2953 Muslim father Jew mother

[@Bingus453]

@@abulhasnat1648 well he is a jew and not muslim.

[@emiliobello2538]

I love India

[@anikm111]

How you doing

[@aborginalsingh]

By the way, as per indian standard , Cipla is one of the most expensive drug sellers in india.

[@SajidKhan-jg8bk]

Love from the UK

[@aposteriori421]

Shame. Should have been priced as high as possible.

[@nishantsinghrathore9481]

Great work

[@JamieDPS]

The one thing George W. Bush deserves praise for was the massive help to people living with HIV around the world. Many lives saved in third world countries.

[@seedofisrael1356]

James DePass put shit out, then be the savior 😂 old play book

[@manishgarhwal7119]

Dr Yusuf was from India. You dumb

[@kumarnilesh]

Well Bush was forced to do so after a series of protest.

[@richardlobo88]

Bush was accused of genocide due to pressure he had to stop supporting big pharma.

[@Kncperseus]

It took months of protests and several newspapers growing the balls to accuse Bush of committing genocide to make him agree to cheapen the cost of meds.

[@swarnginisoren2697]

Capitalism will only lead to greed and exploitation...Ethics and Socialism is also very important...

[@harshitrautela8662]

Well you are far away from reality

[@shampasutradhar5644]

Lol commie

[@abi3751]

Socialism🤢, come to kerala we will show what actual socialism is, after that you will not speak like this

[@AdolfRizzler41]

In 1970 india was a socialist country look what happened in 1990 there was nothing to eat

[@thelonenoob2489]

Big pharma needs to grow spiritually sometime as an entity

[@user-ni5qt4zv4f]

Jihadi & madrasa Muslims , see how this a educated muslim serving humanity and not talking about jihad or killing people in the name of religion.

[@vault911]

One in a million

[@ashokm.k6114]

Vasudhaiva kutumbakum world his our family it's in our blood .But west and some Muslim invaders want destroy it's if Bharat lives 🌎 will lives

[@thiswasme5452]

He is a Proud Jew ❤️

[@vikrantsatpute9984]

mother was jew and father muslim

[@Harshal378]

@@vikrantsatpute9984 He was a polish refugee too.

[@bishalchetri4381]

@@Harshal378 don't use such terms dude.. All those noble work all for what being called a refugee by its own citizens.. He is an Indian.. Do your stereotypes and name calling somewhere else

[@shawnmicheal9638]

@@Harshal378 he was indian and working for humanity and making my country proud that matters to me

[@mayurdas9526]

Hi was part of clucture which say Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

[@Kaninfo]

Indians stepped in to help their African family..........................and we will to always work to correct injustice wherever it may exist................

[@aryanshukla7305]

India s patent laws weigh common good with profit we r not let people die for you to uphold strict capitalism

[@dragonslayer0]

Him and dr kalam True legends 🫡

[@surojitpal3948]

Beautiful

[@maruthipriyanka7273]

cipla is a great Pharma Indian company

[@coastofkonkan]

Covid medicine patents are still not waived. Nov 2023

[@mr.truthspeaker4035]

Your aircraft carrier is no match for Indian soft power .

[@identityloss4428]

indian ethos serve others do gd karma dont care abt returns and recognition nor pride

[@metatrongroove2824]

One week later "Dr. Yusuf Hamied dies of mysterious circumstances in his home"

[@nitin1947]

It did not happened yet.

[@manishgarhwal7119]

That's not the West Country. This is India.

[@makodad]

@@manishgarhwal7119 It happens in India as well. Look up the death of Dr. HJ Bhabha.

[@friendlyatheist9589]

It won't happen and india has law to allow such generic drugs to be manufactured without worry of any legal action. So alot of indian companies are doing it.

[@friendlyatheist9589]

@@manishgarhwal7119 8 scientists died in a decade. Mysteriously

[@rizwanscool]

And only the thing we could find under the comment sections about India was that there were a shortage of toilets in the rural areas and villages. I'm not sure if even that distinction was being made.

[@demonjay5790]

@rizwanscool man your obsession with toilets, I mean how much you master bate by thinking about it,by the way according to 2023 Dada whole rural area of India now have toilets😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aliskiron4778]

India got 100% coverage now in 2023. I bet whatever islamic 3rd world u belongs to Doesn't got toilet onto that coverage! 😂

[@friendsgroup470]

Hi mo beggar

[@marisawoods]

When I see the "information" popup in a video description, I'm assured that I'm being lied to by YT.

[@bhaskartripathi]

Being an American and worked with so many Indians, I can confidently say that : India with its moto of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is the only moral nation on this planet. I repeat, India is the ONLY moral nation. The world must understand this for the greater benefit.

[@rakhimukerji7937]

​@@cosmos1487nsationaliyy

[@Rahulchandra95]

​@cosmos1487 Probably an American with Indian decent.

[@shubhamanand1446]

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam...Really? Dude Stop

[@DipakBose-ge1hm]

Your name is Indian.

[@felixalmeida481]

Hats off to Indian Muslim ingenuity!

[@juniorstrange]

😅 he Indian thoh

[@Griffith_rj]

Capitalism at its best

[@bingobingo3166]

Yusuf is great but socialism is not.

[@prabhatsingh5234]

Thats why humans have brain with emotion not only logic to decide some thing always cant be right varies upon situation if a zobie virus spread amd comoany with oatent domt allow drug what will happen same way patent must be protected in normal circumstances

[@Kncperseus]

This isn't about socialism or capitalism - it's about helping someone from dying. There's a saying in my region - if you come across a man dying in the battlefield, either save his life, or kill him to end his suffering. Those who would ignore the man and walk away are without heart. Dr Hamied simply did the former. Meanwhile, the Western Big Pharma ignored the millions dying world-wide, in order to milk the most out of them and their governments.

[@sudhanshuranjan4044]

Dr hammid reapect😅

[@RkR2001]

Yusuf Hamied was the Mahatma Gandhi of the Drug world !!

[@atifzaidi9086]

Great Muslim Entrepreneur From India.

[@atifzaidi9086]

He is muslim entrepreneur thats why he thinks about humanity. if he was hindu he would have been thinking about profits like ambani😅🤣😂

[@harshitrautela8662]

@@atifzaidi9086 ambani also revolutionised Internet prices and made them affordable. Just chech India internet users before launch of Jio and after itAny Indian whether hindu and muslim should be peaised for their contributions to their country and world.😊😊😊

[@atifzaidi9086]

Yes First Free Internet By Ambani Then Cheap Internet And Then Price Increase To Wipe Out Competition. Money Minded Ambani Never Did Anything For Charity😅

[@abhirajarora7631]

People should learn from you because you can teach them how to find religion in everything.

[@arunrajap]

He is Jewish muslim. He said it many times. He has contributed very much for preserving Jewish cultural sites in Mumbai. His maternal grandparents were killed in holocaust.

[@IamRanJos]

It's so easy to provide misinformation in today's world.

[@varunrathour1]

thanks for ruining innovation

[@Ghost-Il-Retribution]

Lmfao nice joke :)

[@ar.k2382]

Another "Hamid" who is a patriot. One gave up his life for India while another will save lives. I hope both will be acknowledged by the leaders of this country because Abdul Hamid, despite giving up his life for this country, is now vilified by the saffron brigade.

[@mrt8944]

I never see mullahs in India scream their lungs for these people🤣🤣🤣.. we did see mullahs give fatwas against vaccines. So keep your secular whining to yourself

[@granada1493]

Remember he is Muslim and inspired by Islam to do the kind act...

[@dadob8458]

you gotta be, fucken, kidding me

[@granada1493]

@@dadob8458 Am entirely not "*******" kidding, because I too do kind acts all the time, inspired by the same religion. If you don't believe me so be it. Have you noticed that Islam-bashers are always angry, hateful and spewing venemous filth from the tongue?

[@davidmadison9369]

Christianity has been replaced by materialism without morals.

[@sharadowasdr]

His grandparents were socialists

[@shiitakestick]

N Silva - is that nice ? And it’s Jew.