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Vaccine Patents Come with Ethical Dilemmas Bringing Life or Death

Patents are essential in the pharmaceutical industry to ensure commercial viability and financial returns but how do they effect public access to vaccines in a pandemic?

Cutting-Edge Innovation Is Not Enough To Save Lives

Yesterday, my 97-year-old physician father-in-law died.  His longevity was the result of great medical advances during the past two decades, rigorous self-care, and vigilant...

We Have Inadvertently Built Cultural Discrimination Into Our Healthcare Systems

We build and use discriminatory Healthcare Systems. Unintentional by design, these systems propagate inequality in patient care and promote racial disparities.

Will 2024 be Africa’s Decisive Year in Vaccine Manufacturing?

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgency for regional health security, spurring an unprecedented drive since 2020 to establish a robust vaccine production capability within Africa.