Trade and Health : a Reference Guide.

SPS, TRIPS, trade-distorting subsidies, Doha Paragraph Six... The language of trade and health is specialized and may seem obscure. Though the language may be daunting, international trade agreements now being negotiated affect all of us, and health professionals in particular need to master the ter...

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Main Author: WHO
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Dictionary; 1. Globalization, TRIPS and access to pharmaceuticals; 2. TRIPS, intellectual property rights and access to medicines; 3. Data exclusivity and other "TRIPS-plus" measures; 4. Innovation for diseases that mainly affect developing countries: issues and ideas; 5. Country experiences in using TRIPS safeguards; 6. Implications of bilateral free trade agreements on access to medicines; 7. GATS and health related services; 1. SEA/RC59/R7
  • Public Health, Innovation, Essential Health Research and Intellectual Property Rights.