A lack of drugs with which to combat poverty-related diseases is a global health problem. This book presents various … relevance and scope of regulatory elements as well as ways of imparting knowledge and building capacity in countries of the …

for WTO Members to incorporate appropriate measures in their national laws aiming at meeting the public health needs and … concerns, particularly access to quality health care and affordable pharmaceutical drugs. The article also explores and warns … countries, including Egypt, for their detrimental effects on public health …

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 …

The welfare implications of imposing intellectual property rights (IPR) protection on health goods in developing … countries is analyzed using a North-South model. Consumption of health goods counteracts the adverse effects of region …-specific diseases on labor supply. Health needs differ between consumers in innovating and imitating countries, weakening the benefits …

health. However, there was uncertainty with respect to the interpretation of TRIPS agreement, scope of the flexibilities and … Public Health assumed importance as it reaffirmed the rights of the Member States to take measures to protect public health …