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Autore |
Osewe Patrick L (Patrick Lumumba) |
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Titolo |
Improving Access to HIV/AIDS Medicines in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Assessment of Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Flexibilities Utilization |
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Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (84 p.) |
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Collana |
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Directions in Development |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Antiretroviral agents |
Antiretroviral agents - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Delivery of Health Care |
Anti-Retroviral Agents |
Intellectual Property |
Industry |
Patient Care Management |
Antiviral Agents |
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture |
Jurisprudence |
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
Social Control, Formal |
Health Services Administration |
Health Care |
Anti-Infective Agents |
Therapeutic Uses |
Health Care Economics and Organizations |
Sociology |
Pharmacologic Actions |
Social Sciences |
Chemical Actions and Uses |
Health Services Accessibility |
Drug Industry |
Anti-HIV Agents |
Patents as Topic |
Medicine |
Health & Biological Sciences |
Clinical Immunology |
Electronic books. |
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Africa |
Africa South of the Sahara |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Overview; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Overview of the TRIPS Agreement and Flexibilities; Table 2.1 TRIPS Flexibilities That Facilitate Protection of Public Health; Chapter 3 Local Production: Experiences in Four African Countries; Table 3.1 Key Socioeconomic Indicators; Table 3.2 Varichem's ARV Production Line; Table 3.3 Cosmos's ARV Production Line; Table 3.4 Supply of ARVs to the South Africa Department of Health; Table 3.5 Danadams's ARV Production Line |
Figure 3.1 Percentage of ARVs Purchased by Government of Ghana from Danadams and Other Firms 2005Figure 3.2 Comparison of Prices for Local and Imported Generic ARVs in Ghana, 2005; Chapter 4 Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A HIV/AIDS Medicines under Patent in Sub-Saharan Africa; Appendix B List of Persons Interviewed; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property rights (TRIPS) requires all WTO members to adopt certain minimum standards for the protection of intellectual property rights including the rights of holders of patents for pharmaceutical products. The adoption of the standards delineated by the TRIPS Agreement appears to have resulted in significant loss of public health policy flexibilities for developing country members with respect to regulating the grant and use of pharmaceutical patents and controlling the cost of medicines. The Agreement, however, provides inherent flexibil |
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