Borders don't have to matter, says start-up founder creating access to medicines

Older readers will remember a time – only three decades ago – when HIV/AIDS treatments were under-researched and some of the medication out there was not always available in the USA.

This was a time when AIDS patient Ron Woodrof established the Dallas Buyers Club, smuggling unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas for treating his symptoms, and distributing them to fellow people with AIDS.

Some 11 years after his death, Dallas Buyers Club became a hit movie, and a further 15 years later, that period in the 1980s seems a long time ago given that patients can now learn about lifesaving medications via the internet and social media.