Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Sep 2019
Labour Party takes aim at pharma, calls attention to Orkambi row
25 September 2019 - Proposal to introduce compulsory licensing faces industry criticism.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced plans to “take on pharmaceutical companies” in his speech at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
The new initiative, named ‘Medicines for Many’, included policies which take a direct aim at drug companies, who the leader said are putting “profits for shareholders before people’s lives”.
