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South Africa, Colombia Aim to Get Lower-Cost Drugs for TB, HIV — VOA Learning English

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South Africa, Colombia Aim to Get Lower-Cost Drugs for TB, HIV

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South Africa and Colombia are among the countries aiming to push drug companies to permit low-cost versions of drugs for deadly diseases. The drugs are for people with drug-resistant versions of tuberculosis (TB) and with HIV/AIDS.

One target is the drug bedaquiline. It is used for treating people with drug-resistant tuberculosis. In South Africa, TB was blamed for the deaths of more than 50,000 people in 2021, making it the country’s leading cause of death.

Johnson & Johnson is a U.S.-based drug and medical technology company. The company owns a patent for the drug bedaquiline. Patents legally protect a company’s right to manufacture and sell a product that it developed or owns for a limited…

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Gerald Imray and Maria Cheng wrote this story for The Associated Press. Andrew Smith adapted it for VOA Learning English.

Джерело: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/south-africa-colombia-aim-to-get-lower-cost-drugs-

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