Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation - Intersections Between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade

Marc Notes: This publication is the product of extensive collaboration bewteen the WHO, WIPO and WTO ... Research, authoring and substantive review was done by: Anatole Krattiger, Zafar Mirza, Antony Taubman and Jayashree Watal--P. 6.; WIPO publication no. 628E--Back cover.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235). Publisher Marketing: This study has emerged from an ongoing program of trilateral cooperation between WHO, WTO and WIPO. It responds to an increasing demand, particularly in developing countries, for strengthened capacity for informed policy-making in areas of intersection between health, trade and IP, focusing on access to and innovation of medicines and other medical technologies. Contributor Bio:  Who WHO is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.