Re: Cystic Fibrosis Lady
Posted: Oct 10th, 2017, 11:12 am
First, do no harm - so our medical practitioners are charged. A simple ideal but, oh! so difficult to apply.
As in all walks of life's situations, follow the money.
I know, this isn't what this thread is all about, but it does play a huge part in this patient's - to put a face on it, Mrs. Vargas 's - plight.
Our governments, plural, have failed to rein in the practice of ethical drug over-pricing (in the eyes of the medical profession and of the patients) and this is entirely, or almost so, because of the success of the pharma industry's lobbyists. A successful lobbyist is one who has planted in the mind (and, regretfully, sometimes in the pocket) of a politician the righteousness of his claims, claims that are almost exclusively tied to the principle of increasing the value of the company's shareholders' investments.
The roads to hell are paved with stories of unscrupulous practices on every front that detract from the will of the people to achieve affordable ethical drugs, in order to cure them, or at least mitigate their unhealthy lives.
Human nature being what it is, the will to overcome these obstacles, both the legal ones - the lobbyists - and the illegal ones - the unscrupulous pols (and their supporters, staff and others with their feet in the trough), just brings us to where we are at this moment - stymied, and so far powerless to achieve our objectives.
What is needed is star power, (think the likes of Jimmy Kimmel here) someone in our world who is capable of reaching, in a meaningful way, the ear of, say, our Premier or our Prime Minister, and persuade him to foster the political will sufficient to bring the plight of their otherwise powerless constituents to the forefront and bringing the unjust practices of global pharma to a quick end.
European governments have had greater success in this field than we Canadians.
I realize that what has just been written here is probably common knowledge to Castanet readers, but surely it bears being brought to the front of our minds once more, and perhaps to galvanize our desire to do something positive in this matter.
Surely this is more than a pipe dream?
Mrs. Melissa Vargas, there are many people on your side wishing you well. Hopefully their goodwill is sufficient to place positive thoughts in the minds of our politicians and galvanize them into action on your (our) behalf.
As in all walks of life's situations, follow the money.
I know, this isn't what this thread is all about, but it does play a huge part in this patient's - to put a face on it, Mrs. Vargas 's - plight.
Our governments, plural, have failed to rein in the practice of ethical drug over-pricing (in the eyes of the medical profession and of the patients) and this is entirely, or almost so, because of the success of the pharma industry's lobbyists. A successful lobbyist is one who has planted in the mind (and, regretfully, sometimes in the pocket) of a politician the righteousness of his claims, claims that are almost exclusively tied to the principle of increasing the value of the company's shareholders' investments.
The roads to hell are paved with stories of unscrupulous practices on every front that detract from the will of the people to achieve affordable ethical drugs, in order to cure them, or at least mitigate their unhealthy lives.
Human nature being what it is, the will to overcome these obstacles, both the legal ones - the lobbyists - and the illegal ones - the unscrupulous pols (and their supporters, staff and others with their feet in the trough), just brings us to where we are at this moment - stymied, and so far powerless to achieve our objectives.
What is needed is star power, (think the likes of Jimmy Kimmel here) someone in our world who is capable of reaching, in a meaningful way, the ear of, say, our Premier or our Prime Minister, and persuade him to foster the political will sufficient to bring the plight of their otherwise powerless constituents to the forefront and bringing the unjust practices of global pharma to a quick end.
European governments have had greater success in this field than we Canadians.
I realize that what has just been written here is probably common knowledge to Castanet readers, but surely it bears being brought to the front of our minds once more, and perhaps to galvanize our desire to do something positive in this matter.
Surely this is more than a pipe dream?
Mrs. Melissa Vargas, there are many people on your side wishing you well. Hopefully their goodwill is sufficient to place positive thoughts in the minds of our politicians and galvanize them into action on your (our) behalf.