Do pharmaceutical tariffs make sense?
Do pharmaceutical tariffs make sense?
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Many countries have long recognized the absurdity of medicine tariffs, yet many countries persist with them
Pharmaceutical tariffs, trade flows and emerging economies
Pharmaceutical tariffs, trade flows and emerging economies
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Pharmaceutical tariffs could be a barrier to access to medicines. This Working Paper looks at current levels of vaccine and pharmaceutical tariffs worldwide, and examines trade flows amongst the biggest exporting and importing nations.
Public-private healthcare the way to go
Public-private healthcare the way to go
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Too many countries are jumping on the free healthcare bandwagon without first undertaking difficult but vital reforms of health infrastructure, writes Prof Kai Hong Phua.
Are Free Trade Agreements good or bad for health?
Are Free Trade Agreements good or bad for health?
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) containing TRIPS-Plus intellectual property provisions have been widely criticised on the grounds they have the potential to raise medicine prices and undermine access to medicines, particularly in developing countries.
The TPP, data exclusivity and public spending on medicines
The TPP, data exclusivity and public spending on medicines
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In the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, the U.S. and Japan have proposed that TPP partners increase their period of regulatory data protection (RDP) for biologic medicines to align with practice in other countries.
Fake medicines and intellectual property rights
Fake medicines and intellectual property rights
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Brand competition, underpinned by intellectual property rights, is the key to ending the global fake medicines crisis.
The private sector’s role in Universal Health Coverage in India
The private sector’s role in Universal Health Coverage in India
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Prof Debashis Chakraborty Given the weakness of existing public health infrastructure in India, the...
Turkey, trade liberalisation and an FTA with the US
Turkey, trade liberalisation and an FTA with the US
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Editor's Note: This article first appeared in The Hill. April 2015: This week, Turkey’s Deputy...