Médecins Sans Frontières - 100 Years of Insulin

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB54211

Date taken / Date Recorded 17/02/2021 11:39 AM

Commissioning section MSF-UNITED KINGDOM

Photographer / videographer / producer Sandy McKee

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Duration 1m42s

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Additional Information / Shotlist TRANSCRIPT:

Insulin has been saving lives for a hundred years.

The people who discovered it wanted everyone with diabetes to access treatment

so they sold the patent for just one dollar.

But since then, something’s gone seriously wrong.

Today, 463 million people have diabetes.

And though we have the treatment and tools to help all of them manage their condition,

half of those who require insulin can’t access it,

risking serious health complications and even death.

Just three pharma companies control more than 90% of the market.

They keep prices unreasonably high,

making a cheap drug unaffordable for many.

On top of this, insulin is just one part of a treatment bundle,

which can be hard to manage for people already struggling

in conflict zones or refugee camps.

And many still incorrectly believe that insulin needs to be strictly refrigerated to work.

At MSF, we’re finding innovative ways

to help people manage their treatment

and store insulin correctly,

wherever they are.

But more needs to be done, urgently.

The number of people being diagnosed with diabetes

has doubled in the last 30 years.

And it’s rising faster in low and middle income countries,

Which are the least prepared to deal with it.

To celebrate a hundred years of insulin,

let's make diabetes treatment accessible and affordable for all,

as it was always supposed to be.

Special instructions Assets to be used in conjunction with '100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TORONTO'S DISCOVERY OF INSULIN: A SCIENTIFIC CELEBRATION' - 15th - 17th April 2021

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