Buyers Club: the network providing people with affordable hepatitis C medicine

In 2013, a cure was found for hepatitis C. It could save millions of lives, but its price tag of between $40,000 and $84,000 for 84 pills puts it far out of most patients’ reach. However, in India, a generic version of the drug is available for less than $1,000. Denied the affordable medication he needed, Greg Jefferys defied the US pharmaceutical company that holds the patent to set up a worldwide supply network for the generic version. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/16bR3Lu Support the Guardian ► http://bit.ly/2G1wx4T Today in Focus podcast ► http://bit.ly/2VlqjTf Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► http://bit.ly/2feoDdN The Guardian ► http://bit.ly/1AFLGzy The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► http://bit.ly/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://bit.ly/1yECE17 Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://bit.ly/16bR6H2