02730nam 22005894a 450 991081510570332120200520144314.00-8213-7545-810.1596/978-0-8213-7544-0(CKB)1000000000537660(EBL)459631(OCoLC)248013766(SSID)ssj0000087480(PQKBManifestationID)11113061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087480(PQKBWorkID)10054559(PQKB)10923389(MiAaPQ)EBC459631(EXLCZ)99100000000053766020080321d2008 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImproving access to HIV/AIDS medicines in Africa Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) flexibilities utilization /Patrick Lumumba Osewe, Yvonne Korkoi Nkrumah, Emmanuel Sackey1st ed.Washington, DC World Bankc20081 online resource (84 pages)Directions in Development.Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7544-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-60) and index.Overview of the TRIPS agreement and flexibilities -- Local production: experiences in four African countries -- Conclusions and recommendations.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 flexibilDirections in development (Washington, D.C.)Antiretroviral agentsAfrica, Sub-SaharanAntiretroviral agentsAfrica, Sub-SaharanPatentsAntiretroviral agentsAntiretroviral agents362.196/9188061Osewe Patrick L(Patrick Lumumba)1650404Nkrumah Yvonne K(Yvonne Korkoi)1761677Sackey Emmanuel K1761678World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815105703321Improving access to HIV4201273UNINA