Competition Regulation in Healthcare in South Africa
By Hardin Ratshisusu
South Africa’s nascent competition regulatory regime is coming of age and has potential to address historical market concentration challenges (more...)
Need for Extension of the LDC Transition Period Under Article 66.1 of the TRIPS Agreement Until Graduation and BeyondBy Nirmalya Syam
Least developed country (LDC) Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have submitted a duly motivated request for the extension (more...)
Strengthening United Nations Action in the Field of Human Rights through the Promotion of International Cooperation
COVID-19 could be an opportunity for effective international cooperation for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, taking Human Rights as its (more...)
Scope of Compulsory License and Government Use of Patented Medicines in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To meet public health needs, such as in the current COVID-19 emergency, governments can use compulsory licenses and government use as a (more...)
The TRIPS waiver proposal: an urgent measure to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccinesby Henrique Zeferino de Menezes
Despite multilateral commitments and political statements of solidarity and cooperation to guarantee the availability and access to COVID-19 vaccines (more...)
STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF THE SOUTH CENTRE, H.E. MR. THABO MBEKI, TWENTY-FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE SOUTH CENTRE, 11 FEBRUARY 2021
The unprecedented health, (more...)
Increasing ecocides: On the need for a new global platform for redressBy Dr S Faizi
Dr S Faizi argues that the community of nations should criminalise ecocide and create a mechanism to prosecute the culprits. This should be done by establishing an Environmental (more...)
Cristovam Buarque, Brazil, holds a doctoral degree in Development Economics. He was the rector of the University of Brasilia, the governor of the Federal District, the Minister of Education of Brazil in 2003 and a Senator of the Republic for the Federal District. He worked as (more...)
Penina Oniviel Muhando Mlama, Tanzania, is a retired Professor of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A long-serving Professor of Creative Arts at this university, she has held various positions, including Head of Department, Associate Dean of Research and Dean of the Faculty (more...)
Access to Medical Equipment in a Pandemic Situation: Importance of Localized Supply Chains and 3D PrintingBy Muhammad Zaheer Abbas, PhD
The response to the COVID-19 crisis highlighted the weaknesses of the free trade system and failures of the (more...)
Scope of Compulsory License and Government Use of Patented Medicines in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To meet public health needs, such as in the current COVID-19 emergency, governments can use compulsory licenses and government use as a (more...)
