A listing of websites relevant to the global debate on patent protection, including links to the web-based feedback on the WHO IGWG draft.
A list of, and links to, all contributions received to date as part of the WHO's IGWG second public hearing - section 2.
A list of, and links to, all contributions received to date as part of the WHO's IGWG second public hearing - section 1.
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.
(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.