Links
A listing of websites relevant to the global debate on patent protection, including links to the web-based feedback on the WHO IGWG draft.
Contributions to the Second Public Hearing - Section 2, Proposals in Response to Resolution WHA60.30
A list of, and links to, all contributions received to date as part of the WHO's IGWG second public hearing - section 2.
Contributions to the Second Public Hearing - Section 1, Draft Global Strategy and Plan of Action
A list of, and links to, all contributions received to date as part of the WHO's IGWG second public hearing - section 1.
Drug Policy Monitor Newsletter: Drug Safety
Patients need to have confidence in the quality, safety and effectiveness of their medicines. In developed countries, governments enact laws and regulations that provide stringent safeguards for drug approval, manufacturing, labelling and distribution.
Essay: Government-Controlled Pharmaceutical Research and Development
(An essay from the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research) The proposed R&D treaty being discussed at the World Health Assembly during the week of May 22 could end up harming those it aims to assist. Public-private partnerships, which are already delivering drugs and treatments and showing promise in vaccine development, offer a far better model to address diseases.
