@article{40775,
      recid = {40775},
      author = {Owoeye, Olasupo,},
      title = {Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Africa :  A Regional Framework for Access /},
      pages = {1 online resource (291 pages) :},
      abstract = {A major target of Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development  Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 is the  elimination of 'the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis,  malaria and neglected tropical diseases' and combating  'hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable  diseases'. Intellectual property (IP) has been identified  as one of the factors impeding access to affordable  medicines in developing countries, especially in relation  to the HIV pandemic. This book examines the scope of the  existing flexibilities in international IP law for  promoting access to medicines. It analyses the factors  accounting for the underutilisation of the flexibilities in  Africa and the measures that African countries may adopt to  address the IP barriers to access to medicines. It explores  the regional strategies that Africa can adopt to resolve  the tension between IP regimes and access to medicines. It  also highlights how trade liberalisation and regional  integration can play crucial roles in enhancing the use of  TRIPS flexibilities, local pharmaceutical manufacturing and  access to medicines in Africa. By adopting qualitative  research methods to investigate how African countries may  effectively use IP to serve public health purposes through  the stratagem of regional integration, this book will be a  valuable contribution to the existing literature on IP.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/40775},
}