Health economics and drugs
- Buenos Aires World Health Organization 2004
- vi, 43p.
- EDM Series No.16 .
Discusses how countries with insufficient manufacturing capacities in pharmaceuticals can make use of compulsory licensing to overcome limitations presented by inadequate technologies, staff, or economic viability of domestic production. The report explains the legalities involved in the strategies suggested and their consequences to the policies in place. The processes involved in implementing the strategies are explained mentioning all the parties involved. The tasks and duties of each of the parties involved are outlined including the suspension of the system.Implementation of the WTO general council decision on paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the trips agreement and public health
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