Compulsory licensing and access to medicines in Africa

Owoeye, Olasupo

doi:10.4324/9780429439186-3

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“…22 This non-functional system can be considered as 'more of a political statement than a pragmatic licensing scheme'. 23 This safeguard mechanism is 'too complex in its administration for providing an expeditious solution as envisaged in paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration'. 17 The excessively strict and cumbersome conditions to prevent re-exportation of products are unnecessarily imposed as there is no empirical evidence to suggest that prior to TRIPS the western markets were flooded with generic medicines that had been exported to the developing world.…”

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World trade organization’s export-oriented compulsory licensing mechanism: Foreseen policy concern for Africa to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic

Abbas

2021

Journal of Generic Medicines

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Africa has a history of grappling with outbreaks and high prevalence of disease. It currently confronts COVID-19 which is escalating because of local community transmission of the disease. Poorly resourced health systems in Africa are ill-prepared for the surging number of COVID-19 cases. This paper emphasizes that in the current battle against COVID-19, policymakers should not lose sight of future policy challenges. COVID-19 vaccine has become available, but patent exclusivities might play a major role in hindering access to it. With little or no indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity of its own, Africa will almost entirely rely on importing COVID-19 vaccines or treatment from third parties. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Paragraph 6 System, which relates to export-oriented compulsory licensing, is excessively formal and does not suit a pandemic situation which requires swift action. This paper draws policymakers’ attention of to a high priority policy concern for Africa.

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World trade organization’s export-oriented compulsory licensing mechanism: Foreseen policy concern for Africa to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic

Abbas

2021

Journal of Generic Medicines

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“… 2 In Africa, regional economic communities like the EAC, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have adopted various policy frameworks to address the access conundrum in their domains: see Owoeye ( 2019 ). …”

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Between Regional Recommendations and National Implementation: An Analysis of the East African Community Partner States’ Legislative Responses to TRIPS Obligations

Olatunji

2023

IIC

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With the access-to-medicines conundrum facing its populations, the East African Community has adopted a policy framework which promotes a collective approach to resolving the access gap in the region. To this end, crucial policy documents on the implementation of TRIPS obligations, harmonisation of drug regulation and boosting regional manufacturing capacity have been adopted. This paper is a case study of the regional policy on the implementation of TRIPS obligations, specifically examining the extent to which partner states’ implementation of TRIPS obligations mirrors the regional recommendations. The paper finds that, while many partner states follow the regional recommendations on implementing TRIPS obligations, coherence remains a big challenge. This, the paper concludes, may affect the overall usefulness of a regional approach to solving the access conundrum.

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Compulsory licensing and access to medicines in Africa

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World trade organization’s export-oriented compulsory licensing mechanism: Foreseen policy concern for Africa to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic

World trade organization’s export-oriented compulsory licensing mechanism: Foreseen policy concern for Africa to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic

Between Regional Recommendations and National Implementation: An Analysis of the East African Community Partner States’ Legislative Responses to TRIPS Obligations

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