Stolen Vision: Counterfeit Medicine in Iraqi Kurdistan full movie. Documentary film in Disney Hotstar+

Stolen Vision: Counterfeit Medicine in Iraqi Kurdistan

67 min

An exposé documentary about the use of counterfeit Avastin in Kurdistan which resulted in many patients becoming blind.

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