I had seen AIDS patients in India and Africa, and knowing that people were dying even though drugs existed that could help them was shattering for me. Yusuf Hamied africaaiddie Change image and share on social
I do believe anybody manufacturing products for healthcare cannot regard it truly as a 100 per cent business: it is business plus a humanitarian approach to society because you are saving lives. You are playing with people's lives. Yusuf Hamied approachbusinesscent share on social
Reducing the price of AIDS drugs gave me so much satisfaction that I've been thinking what else I could do. One day, I thought, 'Let's look at cancer and see how we can spare cancer patients' unnecessary suffering.' Yusuf Hamied aidcancerday share on social
India made a big mistake by signing up to TRIPS. With a population of 1.3 billion, India can't afford a monopoly in healthcare. Monopolies lead to higher prices and we can't allow them in a country like India with so much poverty and misery. It was like signing our own death warrant. Yusuf Hamied affordbigbillion share on social
If tomorrow the Chinese decide not to supply the world with raw materials, the pharma industry would collapse. Yusuf Hamied chinesecollapsedecide Change image and share on social
Reducing the price of cancer drugs is a humanitarian move. Yusuf Hamied cancerdrughumanitarian Change image and share on social
As long as I can contribute, I'll continue working. Yusuf Hamied continuecontributelong Change image and share on social
Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle. Yusuf Hamied alleviationfundamentalprinciple Change image and share on social
I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his invention. Yusuf Hamied drugessentialfreely Change image and share on social
