1996.
there is a meningitis' epidemic in Nigeria, and Pfizer provides with the treatment (Trovan)
Trovan,an experimental treatment, was approved for use by adults (not children)by the FAD (food and drug administration) in 1997, then, in europe its use was refused because of toxicity and US cut back it.
''The lives of people of color are valued less. Once the effects of new drugs are demonstrated through testing on the poor at lowered cost, the companies can sell these drugs to people in the Western world who can afford them. Other than being experimented on, the poor and oppressed around the world will not have access to the drugs if they prove effective.''
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