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Focus on access to medicine

How has the WTO’s TRIPS agreements affected the cost of medicine in the Global South? And how have governments responded to the healthcare needs of their citizens in the face of HIV/AIDS and other diseases? Our writers from South Africa, Brazil and India provide different case studies.

• Pipeline patents, compulsory licensing and the costs of AIDS treatment in Brazil
• No remedy for a thousand prescriptions?
• A sick state - access to medicine in South Africa

Related articles

The access to medicine debate is all about patents, right? Well Allison Fish and Tobias Schonwetter throw plagiarism and copyright into the mix too.

• No one needs to die of HIV/Aids any more – in theory
• Plagiarism in context: Disparities between different acts of copying without attribution

iCommoners testify

• 10 of the best conferences, meet-ups, unconferences and summits
  As iCommons starts gearing up for the iSummit ‘08, Rebecca Kahn takes a look at the other community get-togethers out there.
• The tragedy of the Commons in the developing world
  When Paul Jacobson was pitched into darkness during the South African power crisis, he started realising that we should be focusing on an essential, yet unacknowledged element of the Commons.
• Hamburg humbug: Chinese terracottas, authenticity and exhibitions
  Questions over the authenticity of an exhibition in Hamburg showcasing Chinese terracotta statues dating back to 210 BC sparks an IP debate.

Breaking news

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