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Drug Patent Compulsory Licensing

...ers. He suggests that a three-tiered approach to compulsory license remuneration based on a country's individu...n rules, governments are permitted to issue patent compulsory licenses, which allow countries to manufacture cheaper versions of patented pharmaceuticals for non-...

Millions of Births Still Go Unreported in India

.... The registration of births and deaths was made compulsory under the Registration of Births & Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969. As a signatory to the U.N Convention, 1989 on the 'Rights of the Child', the country has a responsibility to ensure registration of all births, as registration of birth is the first right of ...

Poor Health Practices Plague Rajasthan Tribal Women

...d exclusive breastfeeding for six months, which is compulsory for overall growth of the infant. The rate of early initiation of breastfeeding is as low as 15 percent in the tribal areas. Around 80 percent mothers do not give first breast milk to newly born infants. Their traditional belief is that first bre...

An Indigenous Treatment Plan Offered by the Labor on Child Welfare

...ardcore pornography bans, welfare restrictions and compulsory health checks for children. Police, with military logistics support, will begin operation within a week by entering the Aboriginal townships as part of an initial stabilisation phase. The government plan has full support of the Lobor. They intend t...

Brazil Government In Contention With Merck Over Anti-AIDS Drug

...nces of the drug being stripped of its patent or a compulsory license issued against it. Meanwhile the Thai g...hief of staff who will decide whether to issue the compulsory license and allow Brazil to manufacture the drug or to buy generic versions while paying Merck a sma...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

...s the Thai Government announced decisions to issue compulsory licenses for several patented pharmaceutical produ... access to life-saving medicines. Those include compulsory licenses requiring drug patent holders to allow others to produce their drugs. "While the United S...

Brazilian President Silva Issues Compulsory License for Merck's Antiretroviral Efavirenz

...ident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday issued a compulsory license to produce a lower-cost, generic version ...nments to declare a "national emergency" and issue compulsory licenses on any grounds without consulting the foreign patent owner. Brazilian Health Minister Jose ...

GlaxoSmithKline, Brazil Expected To Sign Deal on Providing Antiretroviral at Reduced Cost

...ilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva issued a compulsory license to produce a lower-cost, generic version o...nments to declare a "national emergency" and issue compulsory licenses on any grounds without consulting the foreign patent owner. Brazilian Health Minister Jose ...

Thailand Will Not Issue Compulsory Licenses for Patented Drugs

...gkhla on Tuesday said that Thailand will not issue compulsory licenses to produce reduced-cost versions of paten...hai government in November 2006 and January issued compulsory licenses to produce lower-cost versions of Merck's antiretroviral Efavirenz and Kaletra, respectivel...

UK Introduce New Health Warnings Against Alcohol

...specific warnings on bottles and will also make it compulsory to give information about units, as well as caution women who are trying to conceive or are pregnant. According to Kevin Hawkins, of the British Retail Consortium the alcohol industry wanted to take a "responsible attitude to selling alcohol" and h...

US, India Join Together to Improve Healthcare in India

...st trend is taking hold in other countries towards compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals - essentially expropriating intellectual property - that will rob these countries of access to the latest innovations in drugs and treatment programmes, leaving the citizens of these countries with poor access to outdated...

Crackdown on Dirty Hospitals in UK

... hospitals. Under the Hygiene Code, trusts have 11 compulsory duties to prevent and manage healthcare associated infections. Inspectors will assess the cleanliness of wards, procedures for isolating infected patients, hand washing and the cleaning of equipment. Any trust found in breach of the code will be requ...

UK Facing Major Sexual Health Crisis Among Teens

...osing the myths". Such elements should be part of compulsory education, rather than the non-statutory arrangement in schools as at present, the report said. One recommendation was for the Government and stakeholders "to encourage a review of advertising regulations on condoms - for example, to remove the res...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

...s the Thai Government announced decisions to issue compulsory licenses for several patented pharmaceutical produ... access to life-saving medicines. Those include compulsory licenses requiring drug patent holders to allow others to produce their drugs. "While the United S...

Brazil Government In Contention With Merck Over Anti-AIDS Drug

...nces of the drug being stripped of its patent or a compulsory license issued against it. Meanwhile the Thai g...hief of staff who will decide whether to issue the compulsory license and allow Brazil to manufacture the drug or to buy generic versions while paying Merck a sma...

Brazil Will Purchase Merck’s Antiretroviral If Price Not Lowere

...ould break Merck's patent of the drug by issuing a compulsory license to produce or purchase a lower-cost versio...nments to declare a "national emergency" and issue compulsory licenses on any grounds without consulting the foreign patent owner. Merck spokesperson Amy Rose ...

Abbott Offers Aluvia to Thailand in Return for Compulsory Licensing Halt

...if the Thai// government will halt its plans for a compulsory license to allow imports of a generic version from...ai government since January 2007, when plans for a compulsory license to import lopinavir/ritonavir were first announced by the Thais. Abbott retaliated by withdr...

HPV Vaccine – Should It Be Mandatory for Girls

... in the vaccination program of infants. Now, it is compulsory for all children to take this vaccine to be admitt...cal cancer. Should the vaccination for HPV be made compulsory for girls? According to statistics, about 14,000 women are victims of cervical cancer and one-four...

Stricter Norms for Chemists in Punjab to Curb Addiction

...of at least one qualified pharmacist could be made compulsory for over 6,000 wholesale medicine dealers, who do not require any pharmacy degree to deal in medicines. "This will also create employment for qualified pharmacy graduates," he added. Source-IANS...

Sanofi-Aventis Allows Thais To Make Plavix

...ld Trade Organization permits governments to issue compulsory licenses and allows others to make a patented medicine without the approval of a foreign patent owner. But according to Thailand government essential medicines are too expensive for the country’s health care program. JYT...

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