Millions of people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, lack access to effective pharmaceuticals, often because they are unaffordable. The 2001 Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopted the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement and Public Health. The declaration recognized the implications of intellectual property rights for both new medicine development and the price of medicines. The declaration outlined measures, known as TRIPS flexibilities, that WTO Members can take to ensure access to medicines for all.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/medicine-procurement-and-use-flexibilities-agreement-trade-related-aspects
[2] http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/96/3/17-199364.pdf?ua=1
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