HRW on Mexico: India is a “powerful example”.
“India is a powerful example”, says Mr Diederik Lohman in an interview on Pain Relief for Mexico’s – and the World’s – Terminally Ill. “After our report launch in 2009, and much advocacy by many organizations, India decided to change its drug law, which impeded access to pain medicines for people dying of cancer. The fact that India made these changes because it does not want to condemn its people – 1/6 of the world’s population – to unnecessary suffering is a powerful message. We hold up India as an example to other countries to convince them to change their drug regulations.”
Read: Mexico: Needless Suffering at End of Life
India, Mexico, Senegal. So much pain and suffering. So huge opportunities to reduce that burden. If only we care.
Thank you, Mr Diederik Lohman. Thank you, Human Rights Watch.
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