the pharmaceutical industry has “special” interest in diseases - o fomicheva
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The Pharmaceutical Industry Has
“Special” Interest in Diseases
Olga Fomicheva
English 1100
Nina Johnson
Vaccination OVER TIME
1940 1989 20140
10
20
30
40
50
60VaccineDoses
© http://www.pediatria.com.ua/2009-11-19-16-16-30/200.html
21st Century Pandemics
• 2002 – Atypical Pneumonia • 2005 – Bird Flu• 2009 – Swine Flu
© World Health Organization. World Health Statistics.
Big Pharma
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Is the pharmaceutical industry interested in saving
lives, or making profits?
Is the industry interested in cures?
Pandemic: Definitions
“- an infection which arises in a specific GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, spreads widely, and a
high number of individuals are infected.”
May 2009“- an epidemic occurring WORLDWIDE or over a very
wide area, CROSSING international BOUNDARIES and usually affecting large
numbers of people.”
© World Health Organization. Pandemic.
Swine Flu,
2010
Flu,
annually
13,554 500,000
Pandemic vs. FLU
© Trufanov, Andrey. Pandemic and Bioterrorism.
Fear
© http://www.griefrecoverykit.com/2011/11/dealing-with-fear-after-loss
Europe US China0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
3037
80
Numbers of vaccinated people in 2009, mln
© Samir V. Sodha. “Global Routine Vaccination Coverage, 2011.”Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
To vaccinate
Let’s calculate
$12 x 1,470,000 = $1,764,000,000
$1,764,000,000 - 3 regions
40 countries
© Valdespino-Gomez L. Jose. “Vaccines against Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic.”Archives of Medical Research 40.
Novartis AG
© Novartis AG. 2009 Financial Report.
To vaccinate
Pfizer
To buy
© Pfizer. 2003 Financial Report.
More than
10,000 drugs
200 recommended
© World Health Organization.
No diseases no sales
The Market cap of the Major Industries
Oil & Gas Banking Pharmaceutical IT Gold 0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000billion USD
© Casey Research 2013.
Bioterror?
Bio-error?
Man-made?
Virus
Fear
Vaccines
Variety of Drugs
Side-Effects
Pandemics
Profit
Big Pharma
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