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Compulsory Licensing Of Patented Pharmaceuticals: Why A Wto Administrative Body Should Determine What Constitues A Public Health Crisis Under The Doha Declaration, Aileen M. Mcgill
Compulsory Licensing Of Patented Pharmaceuticals: Why A Wto Administrative Body Should Determine What Constitues A Public Health Crisis Under The Doha Declaration, Aileen M. Mcgill
Aileen M McGill
In response to concerns that patent protection for pharmaceuticals negatively affected world health, the WTO issued the Doha Declaration in 2001, allowing member nations to issue compulsory licenses for patented pharmaceuticals during a public health crisis. The terms of this Declaration allow countries to determine what constitutes a public health crisis, what terms are appropriate for compulsory licenses, and what medications they should be entitled to produce. This article argues that the Doha Declaration has not served countries most in need of inexpensive medications: least developed countries with high rates of HIV/AIDS. The terms of the Doha Declaration are too …