Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/248642 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Research Paper No. 141
Publisher: 
South Centre, Geneva
Abstract: 
The paper explores the unique approaches to IP protection in the countries belonging to the Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle/African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions; the limited extent to which legal and policy frameworks with regard to TRIPS flexibilities have been adopted and implemented in pursuit of access to medicines in those countries; and makes recommendations in order to optimise the use of the flexibilities in advancing public health objectives. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of IP rights on access, and some approaches to countering the challenges to access are also discussed.
Document Type: 
Research Report
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