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Pills for the poorest : an exploration of TRIPS and access to medication in Sub-Saharan Africa created by Emilie Cloatre

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Palgrave Macmillan socio-legal studiesPublication details: London Palgrave Macmillan 2013Description: 204 pages 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780230282841 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA401.A557
Contents:
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
Summary: "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"--
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Book Book Zvishavane Library Open Shelf RA401.A557 CLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 149843 Available BK136884

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"--

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