Incentives for Global Public Health by Thomas Pogge, Matthew ... - 9781107693456

Incentives for Global Public HealthPatent Law and Access to Essential Medicines\nAuthor(s): Thomas Pogge, Matthew Rimmer, Kim Rubenstein\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107693456, 978-1107693456\nSynopsis\nThis portrait of the global debate over patent law and access to essential medicines focuses on public health concerns about HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, the SARS virus, influenza, and diseases of poverty. The essays explore the diplomatic negotiations and disputes in key international fora, such as the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Drawing upon international trade law, innovation policy, intellectual property law, health law, human rights and philosophy, the authors seek to canvass policy solutions which encourage and reward worthwhile pharmaceutical innovation while ensuring affordable access to advanced medic.