The South Centre Monthly, August 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the publications and social media activities of the South Centre during the month of August 2018.
Health
Policy Brief 50, August 2018
The International Debate on Generic Medicines of Biological Origin
By Dr. Germán Velásquez
The debate on generic medicines is not new. What makes it different today is that attacks levelled against biological generic products are couched in even more “technical” and abstruse language. The high price of biological drugs stems mainly from the introduction of barriers to the entry of generics into the market. In any debate on the feasibility of producing biological generic products identical to the ‘original’ ones, it should be made clear that what are at stake are not identical products but therapeutic equivalents.
SC Conference on Biomedical R&D for Public Health in India, 13-14 August 2018
Title: Conference on Biomedical R&D for Public Health in India
Date: 13-14 August 2018
Venue: Vivanta Ambassador Hotel, New Delhi, India
Organizers: The South Centre, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (PHARMEXCIL)
The South Centre Monthly, July 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the publications and social media activities of the South Centre during the month of July 2018.
SC Side Event to the WHA71, 25 May 2018
Title: Side Event to the 71st World Health Assembly, on Access to Medicines: Overcoming Obstacles created by monopolies – Essential to UHC and the 2030 Agenda
Date: 25 May 2018
Venue: Room VIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Organizers: Missions of Brazil, India, Morocco, Senegal, and Thailand, with the support of the South Centre
SC WHO-NGO Dialogue on AMR, 9 May 2018
Title: Fourth Annual WHO-NGO Dialogue in Geneva
Date: 9 May 2018
Venue: The South Centre, Geneva
Organizers: The South Centre, Third World Network and ReAct
SC Consultations with the IACG Subgroup 4, 8 May 2018
Title: Consultations with the United Nations Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG) Subgroup 4 on Innovation and Access
Date: 8 May 2018
Venue: The South Centre, Geneva
Organizers: The South Centre, Third World Network and ReAct
SC Workshop on AMR for CSOs, 7-9 May 2018
Title: Charting a Future Free from the Fear of Untreatable Infections
Date: 7-9 May 2018
Venue: The South Centre, Geneva
Organizers: The South Centre, Third World Network and ReAct
Policy Brief 49, July 2018
Major Outcomes of the 71st Session of the World Health Assembly of WHO
By Nirmalya Syam and Mirza Alas
The 71st session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) took place from 21 to 26 May 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Assembly adopted several decisions and resolutions including the adoption of the General Programme of Work (GPW) of WHO for the period 2019-2023, as well as decisions on addressing access to medicines and vaccines and their global shortage, and the recommendations of an overall programme review of the WHO Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (GSPA-PHI). (more…)
DIIP Monthly Update – May 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the activities of the Development, Innovation and Intellectual Property Programme during the month of May 2018.
Documento de Investigación 85, Mayo 2018
Acceso a medicamentos: experiencias con licencias obligatorias y uso gubernamental – el caso de la Hepatitis C
Por Dr. Carlos M. Correa y Dr. Germán Velásquez
El acceso a medicamentos está fuertemente condicionado por su precio y por los mecanismos de financiamiento que pueden aplicarse en cada país. […] Un factor determinante en la fijación del precio de los medicamentos es el grado de competencia existente en una particular clase terapéutica, la que a su vez es influenciada por la existencia o no de derechos de propiedad intelectual, como patentes de invención.
DIIP Monthly Update – April 2018
This update provides a snapshot of the activities of the Development, Innovation and Intellectual Property Programme during the month of April 2018.