Articles From Veena Tripathi

Patents, medication, and WHO controls them: A look inside a potential negotiator of the patented drug trade By Veena Tripathi International and Immigration Law, August 2012 Global health is plagued by the inefficiencies of developing countries to gain access to medications. The inability for these countries to access these medications can be often blamed on the lack of patent regulation. The author reports on the past and current state of global patents for necessary medications and suggests that the World Health Organization, a branch of the United Nations, can be the mediator in this relationship.  

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