Inspector Duval is in a race against time as he heads for Delhi. A batch of contaminated cholera vaccine was stolen in Karachi.
A consignment went to Delhi and was collected by a doctor who is going to vaccinate villagers in a remote part of India.
The doctor in Delhi in charge of distribution was murdered and he contracted cholera while testing the contaminated sample.
Duval is certain that someone working for the drug wholesaler was involved in the murder.
The story was broadcast at a time when there was a rush to vaccinate people in developing countries. So you could understand the fears if the medicine that was meant to protect you. Instead becomes a danger to you.
It was interesting to notice that the wholesaler was more interested in profit for his company than the safety of patients. In those days mass pharmaceutical lawsuits were rare.
A consignment went to Delhi and was collected by a doctor who is going to vaccinate villagers in a remote part of India.
The doctor in Delhi in charge of distribution was murdered and he contracted cholera while testing the contaminated sample.
Duval is certain that someone working for the drug wholesaler was involved in the murder.
The story was broadcast at a time when there was a rush to vaccinate people in developing countries. So you could understand the fears if the medicine that was meant to protect you. Instead becomes a danger to you.
It was interesting to notice that the wholesaler was more interested in profit for his company than the safety of patients. In those days mass pharmaceutical lawsuits were rare.