Ellen 't Hoen: Pool medical patents, save lives

The video discusses the history of patents in aviation, focusing on the Wright Brothers and the U.S. government's intervention to share patents for military airplane production. It then shifts to Nelson Otwoma's fight for affordable HIV treatment in Kenya, highlighting the role of generic drugs from India in reducing costs. The video explains the challenges posed by current global patent rules and introduces the Medicines Patent Pool, a voluntary initiative to make HIV drugs more accessible. The pool's success in reducing drug delays in developing countries is emphasized.

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