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India offers cut-price cures for foreigners
Country has earned a nickname as "the pharmacy to the developing world" for its tough stance on patents
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Mar 4, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New Delhi
WHEN doctors told Australian Greg Jefferys he had Hepatitis C and the disease was destroying his liver, the devastating diagnosis was compounded by the cost of a cure.
Unable to afford Sovaldi, hailed as a miracle drug, the 61-year-old flew to India, one of a growing army of patients seeking out low-cost, life-saving medicines on the subcontinent.
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