Pills for the poorest : an exploration of TRIPS and access to medication in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cloatre, Emilie
Pills for the poorest : an exploration of TRIPS and access to medication in Sub-Saharan Africa created by Emilie Cloatre - London Palgrave Macmillan 2013 - 204 pages 24 cm - Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: Global IP and pills for the poorest -- TRIPS as assemblage -- From global scripts to local translation -- From IP to public health in Djibouti and Ghana -- Pharmaceutical patents as silent regulatory tools : escaping branded drugs in Djibouti -- Ghana, pharmaceutical patents and the ambivalence of generic medicines -- Global movements, changing markets and the reshaping of health and disease -- Conclusion: Pharmaceuticals and socio-legal ambivalence
"This book offers a new perspective on the links between intellectual property and access to medication. Using local case studies and insights from actor-network theory, it explores the ways in which TRIPs is translated in the daily practices of those who purchase, distribute and use medicines in sub-Saharan Africa"--
9780230282841 (hbk.)
Drug accessibility--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Pharmaceutical policy--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Drugs--Law and legislation
Drugs--Patents
Intellectual property--Africa, Sub-Saharan
RA401.A557
Pills for the poorest : an exploration of TRIPS and access to medication in Sub-Saharan Africa created by Emilie Cloatre - London Palgrave Macmillan 2013 - 204 pages 24 cm - Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: Global IP and pills for the poorest -- TRIPS as assemblage -- From global scripts to local translation -- From IP to public health in Djibouti and Ghana -- Pharmaceutical patents as silent regulatory tools : escaping branded drugs in Djibouti -- Ghana, pharmaceutical patents and the ambivalence of generic medicines -- Global movements, changing markets and the reshaping of health and disease -- Conclusion: Pharmaceuticals and socio-legal ambivalence
"This book offers a new perspective on the links between intellectual property and access to medication. Using local case studies and insights from actor-network theory, it explores the ways in which TRIPs is translated in the daily practices of those who purchase, distribute and use medicines in sub-Saharan Africa"--
9780230282841 (hbk.)
Drug accessibility--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Pharmaceutical policy--Africa, Sub-Saharan
Drugs--Law and legislation
Drugs--Patents
Intellectual property--Africa, Sub-Saharan
RA401.A557