News Link n. 39

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.

 

News Link 39

International Women’s Day 2013

Justine Greening speaks out for women and girls 

The truth about women and chocolate 

Guardian Reports On Discussion Of Commission On The Status of Women Outcome Document  

The private sector: the new black in women’s economic empowerment

Global Fund praises choice of Ray Chambers as special envoy

Trade-offs in FY14: A Case for the Global Fund

G-Finder Neglected Disease 2012 report 

Op-Ed: CIDA should work with the private sector

The Real Story of Canada’s Attitude Toward Food Security

Report On Antitrust Concerns: Seed Companies Working To Extend IPRs To Control Global Food 

Changing how food aid is allocated ‘may save more lives’ 

Maize shortage renews debate over GM in Zimbabwe 

US Trade Policy to Focus on TPP, EU Talks in 2013

Pending U.S. Court Cases on Intellectual Property and Their Relation to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)

Advance Market Commitments ‘promising solutions’ to global health challenges 

Governance Challenges in Global Health

WTO: Wide Support For LDC TRIPS Transition Extension, With A Hitch

European Patent Office Reports Record Patent Filings In 2012

India’s First Compulsory Licence Upheld, But Legal Fights Likely To Continue 

Bayer Will Appeal India Compulsory Licence On Its Cancer Drug  

Patent Pool-ViiV Collaboration On Paediatric HIV Sparks Reactions, Hope