"Sometimes the problem in disasters is that not requested and unneeded drugs are coming in, " said Aldis, who suggested that some companies used charitable donations as a form of tax relief.
World Health Organization representative William Aldis told Reuters that the U.N agency would only accept drugs that had been labeled in the language of the recipient country and that were within six months of their expiry date.
Using Newmont Mining as an example, Aldis cited research by Stifel Nicolaus analyst George Topping who said over the last 10 years, Newmont production has fallen from 7.5 million ounces annually to a little less than 5 million ounces.