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India supports global funding of health R&D for poor [1]

WHO panel proposed treaty requires all governments to share cost

India supports a proposed legally binding global instrument that requires all governments to share the cost of research and development (R&D). The treaty, recommended by a World Health Organisation panel, will boost access to countries least able to pay for medical innovations but need it most. This would also delink profits from medical discoveries.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2012
Aarti Dhar [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
India [4], WHO [5], Tuberculosis [6], Malaria [7], Leprosy [8], Yellow Fever [9], Tropical Diseases [10], Chikungunya [11], Developing Countries [12], AIDS [13], Medical Research [14], Poverty [15], Health [16]
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