@ See related article page 1728 pulsory licence are, to date, simply not asking. Both the
World Trade Organization and Canadian law require that, as a first step to issue a …

The idea that sick people should have access to vital medicines is uncontroversial.
Considerably more controversial is the issue of how best to ensure access at an affordable …

In August 2003, the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) unanimously
adopted a Decision'(" 2003 WTO Decision") to allow compulsory licensing of patented …

Lack of access to patented medicines in developing countries is again being raised in the
Canadian Parliament.'This may come as a surprise to those who thought the issue settled in …

The global AIDS crisis has highlighted the importance of expanded and sustainable access
to lowercost, generic medicines in realising the development aspirations of many low-and …

The Government of Canada (GOC) announced on February 8, 2008 that the Food and
Drugs Act3 and Food and Drug Regulations4 would be substantially amended to make …

Canada's Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) was among the first domestic statutes
implementing the World Trade Organization (WTO) 30 August Decision regarding paragraph …

The Doha Declaration of 2001 relaxed the terms under which compulsory licensing may be
undertaken, to enable developing countries to import much needed medical drugs from …

INTRODUCTION n the twenty-six years that have passed since doctors observed the first
cases of AIDS, no region of the world has escaped the wrath of the AIDS pandemic. 1 …

Abstract Background Following the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration
on TRIPS and Public Health, Canada was among the first countries globally to amend its …