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Health for sale

Health for sale (Le vie dei farmaci)

original title:

Le vie dei farmaci

directed by:

Michele Mellara, Alessandro Rossi

editing:

Fabio Bianchini Pepegna

production:

Mammut Film

country:

Italy

year:

2007

film run:

52'

format:

Betacam SP - colour

status:

Ready (08/05/2007)

festivals & awards:

Why is it that fifteen million people die from easily curable diseases in the southern hemisphere every year? In an attempt to answer this question, Health for sale investigates the problem of access to essential pharmaceutical drugs in developing countries, taking into account economic, political, medical and social perspectives.