Medicijnfabrikant Pfizer betaalt 75 miljoen dollar na dood Nigeriaanse kinderen door experiment met medicijnen

Het grootste farmaceutische bedrijf in de wereld, Pfizer, betaalt 75 miljoen dollar omdat ze ernstig zieke kinderen hebben gebruikt in een medisch experiment in Nigeria. 11 kinderen overleden en veel kinderen liepen schade op aan hun hersenen en organen.

Pfizer to pay £50m after deaths of Nigerian children in drug trial experiment. Out of court settlement in the case that inspired 'The Constant Gardener'. {By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent The Independent}
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/pfizer-to-pay-16350m-after-deaths-of-nigerian-children-in-drug-trial-experiment-1663402.html

“Eleven of the children died and many more, it is alleged, later suffered serious side-effects ranging from organ failure to brain damage. But with meningitis, cholera and measles still raging and crowds still queueing at the fence of the camp, the Pfizer team packed up after two weeks and left.”