The book discusses the issues in access to health care and role of intellectual property rights in access to drugs as well as scope for using traditional medicine for public health purposes. Experts from different countries including India, China, the UK and Germany here deal with the Health Impact Fund, a mechanism that is proposed to incentivise research and development and improve access to drugs across countries. They delve into the HIF’s objectives and ...
Biotechnology and Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Asia
Biotechnology along with the other core technology viz. information technology, is at the heart of technology revolution in Asia. Asian countries have adopted strategies for harnessing the potential of biotechnology for their industrial development. The areas of applications both in pharmaceutical and agriculture sector have widened, finding new vistas of economic growth. Policy challenges, however, are arising among others, concerning trade in GMOs, impact of ...
