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Impact of intellectual property rights on AIDS public health policy in Thailand

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  • Samira Guennif

    (CEPN - Centre d'Economie de l'Université Paris Nord (ancienne affiliation) - UP13 - Université Paris 13 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Claude Mfuka

    (CEPN - Centre d'Economie de l'Université Paris Nord (ancienne affiliation) - UP13 - Université Paris 13 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

After a committed policy to contain the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand, another challenge must now be faced : that of providing accessible anti-AIDS treatment to those infected. This paper explores both the technical and legal aspects of a possible solution involving the provision of low-cost medicines by the Thai pharmaceutical industry. It shows that even if the efficient domestic drugs industry could participate in meeting this challenge, recent modifications in the intellectual property rights system hinder the large-scale local production of generic drugs. These institutional modifications can therefore be viewed as an obstacle to the continuation of public health policy as they impede the provision of affordable treatments.

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  • Samira Guennif & Claude Mfuka, 2003. "Impact of intellectual property rights on AIDS public health policy in Thailand," Post-Print halshs-00163982, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00163982
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    Cited by:

    1. Claude Henry, 2004. "Propriété intellectuelle et développement ou comment imposer au monde un système perverti," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 12(3), pages 121-144.
    2. Samira Guennif, 2009. "Aids In India," Working Papers id:1974, eSocialSciences.
    3. Claude Henry, 2004. "Propriété intellecutelle et développement ou comment imposer au mon un système perverti," Working Papers hal-00242943, HAL.

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