Webinar on Tax Policy Options For Funding the Post-COVID Recovery in the Global South
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected tax revenue collection globally, with the Global South especially hard-hit. The decline in economic activity has meant reduced corporate profits, (more...)
Special Section 301:US Interference with the Design and Implementation of National Patent LawsBy Dr. Carlos M. Correa
The continuous application of Special Section 301 by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) (more...)
Examining antimicrobial resistance in the light of the COVID-19 pandemicBy Mirfin Mpundu, Caline Mattar and Mirza AlasThe COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to strengthen the capacity of health systems not only to be better prepared for (more...)
The UN General Assembly Resolutions on COVID-19: Solemn Assurances for Access to Health Technologies without an Action PlanBy Nirmalya Syam
The United Nations (UN) has the mandate under the Charter of the United Nations to promote solutions (more...)
Intellectual Property, Innovation and Access to Health Products for COVID-19: A Review of Measures Taken by Different CountriesBy Nirmalya Syam
The rising incidence of COVID-19 will require all countries, particularly developing and least developed countries, to be (more...)
The Weakness of Economic MultilateralismBy José Antonio Ocampo
The weakness of multilateral cooperation was evident at the meetings of the Group of 20 and the Bretton Woods institutions in Washington. The limited international cooperation contrasts with the (more...)
Comments on Session Paper relating to tax consequences of the digitalized economy – issues of relevance for developing countries
The SCTI offers its comments on the Session Paper on “Tax consequences of the digitalized economy – issues of relevance for developing (more...)
Reflexiones sobre la Judicialización de la Salud en America LatinaCuales son las causas de la problemática de la judicialización de la salud? Que efectos provoca sobre el sistema? Se discutira esta temática a partir del análisis de (more...)
Equitable Access to COVID-19 Related Health Technologies: A Global PriorityBy Dr. Zeleke Temesgen Boru
Since COVID-19 was first identified, infections from the virus and the death toll have spiked abysmally. The pandemic has also paralyzed the economies (more...)
Making Covid-19 Medical Products Affordable: Voluntary Patent Pool and TRIPS FlexibilitiesBy Sudip Chaudhuri
The proposal of Costa Rica to create a voluntary pool mechanism for medical products and technologies for COVID-19 has evoked huge interest and optimism. The (more...)
COVID-19 Economy vs. Human Rights: A Misleading DichotomyBy Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
While COVID-19 is a threat to the rights to life and health, the human rights impact of the crisis goes well beyond medical and public health (more...)