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How intellectual property rights affect public health: ( Reiko Aoki;Martin Auton;Shabir Banoo / World Health Organization , 2006); This report, published by the World Health Organisation's Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health, considers the relationship between intellectual property rights, inn...
Promoting generic medicines to lower prices and improve access to medicines in low income countries: ( Germán Holguín / Citizens Trade Campaign , 2005); In Colombia there are about 20 million inhabitants who lack adequate access to medicines, either because they do not belong to any health insurance system or because if they do, they cannot affo...
The case for promoting the local production of pharmaceuticals in Tanzania: ( K. Losse;E Schneider / Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2007); This study analyses the economic potential of pharmaceutical production of Anti Retroviral Drugs (ARVs) in Tanzania. This includes an analysis of the pharmaceutical sector in the country and the poten...
How the Malaysian government makes access to antiretroviral drugs affordable: ( C.Y. Ling, / Third World Network , 2006); Currently the Malaysian government has a policy that encourages domestic manufacturing of non-patented antiretroviral drugs. This paper argues that the case of Malaysia illustrates that access to a...
Six requirements for reaching universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support: ( Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 2006); Recommended reading; This publication, produced by UNAIDS, provides an update on the status of scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. It is based on numerous consultations and submissions from country mem...
White House policy supports intellectual property rights to support vaccine development: ( White House Council of Economic Advisors , 2005); This chapter, from the White House Policy on HIV and AIDS, describes the global epidemic and outlines current American policy aimed at tackling it. The chapter discusses the nature of the crisis and i...
Australia can do much more to address HIV/AIDS: ( AID/WATCH , 2004); This short paper outlines these areas of Australia’s international involvement in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Currently there are thee main areas of government policy which are concerned...
Information, technical support and advocacy needed for improved access to medicines: ( N. Druce / Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre , 2004); This research paper from the DFID Health Systems Resource Centre shows that the laws on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) are having a negative effect on health systems in develop...
How non-producing countries can use TRIPS flexibilities through importation: ( B. Baker / Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre , 2004); This HSRC paper examines ways in which a non-producing country (NPD) can utilise TRIPS flexibilities, primarily focusing on importation. It also examines how to promote local production through pharma...
How implementation of product patents affects access to medicines in India and China: ( C. Grace / Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre , 2004); This HSRC report explores the implications of changing Intellectual Property (IP) on access to medicines (ATM) in India and China by asking two key questions: how will the implementation of product pa...