Sunday, May 30, 2010

BBC News - Novo Nordisk and Greece - "brutal capitalist blackmail".

Pavlos Panayotacos, whose 10-year-old daughter Nephele has diabetes, has written to Novo Nordisk's chairman to criticise the move.

"As an economist I realise the importance of making a profit, but healthcare is more than just the bottom line," he wrote.

"As you well may know, Greece is presently in dire economic and social straits, and you could not have acted in a more insensitive manner at a more inopportune time."

The Greek diabetes association was more robust, describing the Danes' actions as "brutal blackmail" and "a violation of corporate social responsibility".

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There will be no meaningful reform in the USA until Obama's kids are directly endangered by Pharma.