I stumbled upon this news item. It’s the story of Pfizer, an $8.5 billion law-suit and the Nigerian government. It’s one of those sad tales of a drug company testing out a new drug developed in Africa. The drug concerned is Trovan and the case relates back to 1996 when an epidemic of meningitis was raging in Kano, Nigeria. Pfizer gave Trovan to 100 children and another “proven” treatment for meningitis to another 100. Nigeria alleges that the deaths of 11 children and permanent health problems of many others were the result of Pfizer’s trial. Whatever the truth of the matter, and however the trial turns out, it raises an issue which is highly contentious which is the use of poor African’s in drug trials conducted by multi-nationals. The original story was broken by the Washington Post.
Did you ever see “The Constant Gardner“?
Heroes Not Zombies 
After watching the film “The Contant Gardener” I was wondering whether it was fiction or not. I really hoped it was, but I was horrified by the fact that pharmaceutical companies are indeed experimenting on defenceless African people. How could do they do such a thing? How can you live your life with a clean conscience after doing such a thing?
One day these people will pay back for what they did. Karma will take its toll.