Brazil, citing public interest, is seeking to break the patent for anti-AIDS drug Keletra so they can make cheaper generic copies which they provide FREE to anyone who needs them. A government that responds to the needs and interests of the people - what a concept!!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4621735.stm
I wonder if the US will threaten retaliation, since the administation acts in the interest of the pharmaceutical companies, like with the prescription drug bill.
It is a shame that health care, such a basic life necessity, is only available in this country to those who can afford it, or only if you are in extreme poverty, and then you still don't have total access. Health care should be a right to everyone. Free markets shouldn't be allowed to go unchecked when one's very survival is at stake.
Health care must be nationalized. Access should be open to everyone, which would lead to more preventive care, and therefore, save lives and costs in the long run. There's no reason the richest nation on this earth can't have national health insurance, like the Germans, the Dutch, the Swedes, .........even Costa Rice has national health insurance.........