Pills for the poorest : an exploration of trips and access to medication in Sub-Saharan Africa / Emilie Cloatre, Kent Law School, University of Kent, UK.

  • Cloatre, Emilie
Date:
2013
  • Books

About this work

Description

"This book offers a new perspective on the links between intellectual property and access to medication. Using local case studies and insights from actor-network theory, it explores the ways in which TRIPs is translated in the daily practices of those who purchase, distribute and use medicines in sub-Saharan Africa"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Physical description

xii, 204 pages ; 24 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction: Global IP and pills for the poorest -- TRIPS as assemblage -- From global scripts to local translation -- From IP to public health in Djibouti and Ghana -- Pharmaceutical patents as silent regulatory tools : escaping branded drugs in Djibouti -- Ghana, pharmaceutical patents and the ambivalence of generic medicines -- Global movements, changing markets and the reshaping of health and disease -- Conclusion: Pharmaceuticals and socio-legal ambivalence.

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  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    QV736 2013C64p
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ISBN

  • 9780230282841
  • 0230282849