The news links are part of the research project GESPAM (Geopolitica, Salute Pubblica e Accesso alle Medicine/Geopolitics, Public Health and Access to Medicines), which aims to focus on the best options for the use of trade and government rules related to public health by resource-limited countries.
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W.H.O. Recognition Is Boost for New Drugs
Trans-Pacific trade agreement could choke off patient access to affordable generic medicines
EU publishes initial TTIP Position Papers
As disease rates fall in Africa, EU urged to maintain health aid
Brussels proposes pooling world development aid funding
Pool development aid to stamp out poverty, says European commission
EU, China officials begin green growth talks in ‘airpocalypse’ smog
EUâs overseas aid corps faces its own budget hurdle
MEPs deal a blow to crop-based biofuels
The global burden of a poor diet
Small-scale farmers, The missing element in the WIPO-IGC Draft Articles on Genetic Resources
Brazil develops ‘superfoods’ to combat hidden hunger
The World Bank cuts off funding for coal. How big an impact will that have?
The World Bank is bringing back big, bad dams
Is there a role for foreign development assistance in middle income Asia?
Protecting Shared and Widely Distributed Traditional Knowledge: Issues, challenges and options
Save the Children, Merlin merger: Greater reach, impact and value for money
Mismanaged aid: From an empty building to broken systems
New report shows that a healthier Africa will further boost economic growth on the continent
African Dynamics to Tackle Neglected Diseases
Winning the war against neglected tropical diseases
Winnie Byanyima: Engineering change at Oxfam
Georgia: A Leader in the Global Fight Against Hepatitis C
The Global Commission on Drug Policy: The War on Drugs and the Hidden Hepatitis C Epidemic