In the western world, names like Hoffmann La Roche, Beechams, Ciba-Geigy, Pfizer and Hoechst are synonymous with good medicine and the relief of pain. But in the undeveloped countries of the Third World, these and other
multi-national drug companies have a record of commercial practices that have caused— and continue to cause—widespread suffering, disfigurement and even death. THE HEALTH OF NATIONS shows how and why this happens.