VOICED : Pfizer ofrece medicamentos y vacunas a precio de costo para países pobres

VOICED : Pfizer ofrece medicamentos y vacunas a precio de costo para países pobres

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Pfizer announced a new initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos to provide its patented medicines and vaccines at cost price to 1.2 billion people in 45 low-income countries. The program, named 'An Accord for a Healthier World,' focuses on infectious diseases, cancer, inflammation, rare diseases, and women's health. Countries like Rwanda, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal, and Uganda have already joined, with 40 more eligible. The initiative aims to address global health disparities, as developing countries bear 70% of the world's diseases but receive only 15% of global health spending. Mortality rates for children and cancer are significantly higher in these regions, and essential medicines often take years to reach them.

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