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UNINA9910815105703321 |
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Autore |
Osewe Patrick L (Patrick Lumumba) |
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Improving access to HIV/AIDS medicines in Africa : Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) flexibilities utilization / / Patrick Lumumba Osewe, Yvonne Korkoi Nkrumah, Emmanuel Sackey |
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Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (84 pages) |
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Collana |
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Directions in Development. |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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NkrumahYvonne K (Yvonne Korkoi) |
SackeyEmmanuel K |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Antiretroviral agents - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Formato |
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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-60) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Overview of the TRIPS agreement and flexibilities -- Local production: experiences in four African countries -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
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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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