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Global Pharma Giants versus India: Hegemony verses Self-reliance
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Global Pharma Giants versus India: Hegemony verses Self-reliance

(Image credit: The Intercept) Using the cover of intellectual property, most Pharma companies in America and Europe have gained control of diseases and on developing suitable medicines for the sameIn traditional societies like India, a section of the society dedicated their lifetime generation after generation to understand the disease and develop medicines through research for its cure.Globalization has exploited the traditionally acclaimed medicinal practices just like it did for the cultural practices. Pharma giants are the de facto kings who have the authority to produce medicines for any ailment in the world!When Indian company developed a vaccine for Covid, the Pharma giants were shaken. Everything was done to malign the competency of Covaxin in coll...