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TRIPS and public health WTO iLibrary

WebPublic health has been one of the most extensively discussed aspects of the TRIPS Agreement, both in terms of the treaty text itself and its implementation at the domestic …

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The WTO agreements relevant to health WTO iLibrary

WebThe World Trade Organization (WTO) is a relatively new international organization. However, it is responsible for a system that is over 50 years old. Established on 1 …

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Specific health issues and WTO agreements WTO iLibrary

WebAs noted in the preceding Chapter, several WTO agreements are relevant to health policy. Generally, the positive growth and income effects of more open and predictable trade …

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The global burden of disease and global health risks WTO iLibrary

WebThe development of effective strategies to improve global health and react to changes in the global burden of disease (GBD) requires an understanding of the GBD and of GBD …

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WTO Agreements & Public Health WTO iLibrary

WebThis joint study by the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization Secretariat on the relationship between trade rules and public health. The study explains …

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Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation, 2nd …

WebMedical technologies – medicines, vaccines and medical devices – are essential for public health. Access to essential medicines and the lack of research to address neglected …

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More Trade for Better Health

WebThe main objective of this paper is to analyse trade flows and tariff policies of health products. The first contribution is to construct three groups of health products …

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Towards health and trade policy coherence WTO iLibrary

WebThere is common ground between health and trade, and between the objectives of the WHO and the WTO. The WHO's objective is "the attainment of all peoples of the highest …

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Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation, 2nd …

WebUpdated extract: integrated health, trade and IP approach to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 August 2021. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

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Executive summary WTO iLibrary

WebThe health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been a massive stress test of the world trading system, delivering unprecedented shocks to global supply chains and trade relations among countries. In 2020, the value of global trade in goods and services in nominal dollar terms fell by 9.6 per cent, while global GDP fell by 3.3 per cent, …

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The policy context for action on innovation and access

WebThis chapter outlines the policy framework for public health, intellectual property (IP), international trade and competition, focusing on how they intersect, with particular …

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Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation

WebPromoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation examines the interplay between public health, trade and intellectual property, and how these policy domains affect …

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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures WTO iLibrary

WebThe WTO Secretariat has prepared this booklet to assist public understanding of the SPS Agreement, it concerns the application of food safety and animal and plant health …

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Medical technologies: the access dimension WTO iLibrary

WebChapter III explained the role of intellectual property (IP) and other policy measures in health innovation; this chapter provides a detailed description of the access dimension …

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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures WTO iLibrary

WebAgricultural products worth over US$ 1,765 billion were traded in 2013. WTO rules help to ensure that these products are traded safely and that health protection measures are not …

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WTO’s SPS Agreement: sanitary and phytosanitary measures

WebThe WTO SPS Agreement sets out the basic rules for food safety and animal and plant health standards. It aims to strike a balance between WTO members’ rights to protect …

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Can developing countries use SPS standards to gain access to …

WebThe role of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards in agri-business has changed over the past decade, from being a technical instrument to avoid the use of food safety, animal and plant health measures for protectionist purposes to being a competitive instrument in differentiated product markets (Reardon et al., 2001). The change from mass markets to …

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World Trade Report 2012 WTO iLibrary

WebRegulatory measures for trade in goods and services raise new and pressing challenges for international cooperation in the 21st century. The World Trade Report 2012 examines …

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Trade Policies for a Circular Economy WTO iLibrary

WebFrom its initial focus on minimizing waste generation, the circular economy has evolved into a broad-based approach to make resource use more sustainable. A big …

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