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BUKO Pharma-Kampagne is
an independent organization based
in
Bielefeld,
Germany, which watches over
the marketing practices of German
pharmaceutical companies.
It has gained wider recognition
after being described in a
bestselling novel,
The Constant Gardener by
John Le Carre. BUKO was
mentioned explicitly in the
author's afterword as a real
counterpart to the novel's
fictitious Hippo organisation
(also based in Bielefeld,
Germany).
BUKO is partially financed by
the
European Union and mostly by
private supporters.
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