The World Health Organization (WHO) should act as the directing and coordinating authority in global health but it has … contributions and consequent impoverishment, and the proliferation of "new" international health agencies to which WHO has been … actors in global health, and leads to the neglect of health as a development issue. Today the global health system is more …

Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and Public Health adopted by the World Trade Organization, we realize that its impact is beyond … issues of public health stricto sensu. The Doha Declaration has inspired discussions at the Council for TRIPS regarding … effects on public health, especially for the vulnerable communities in the Global-South. The main argument of the proponents …

future pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, now must operationalize these. The paper offers suggestions for the … Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies, 2) consideration of potential amendments to the International Health Regulations … (IHR) 2005, and 3) elaboration of a draft text for an international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response. …

In the context of a health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, the global availability of and access to vaccines are …

This study examines the variations within Asia of two exceptions to patent rights that are commonly justified under … exceptions are important in the context of the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health insofar as they are … designed to provide flexibility to protect public health and support countries' overall scientific and technological …