PM: Asia should lead in lifting drug patents. [Newspaper] (2021)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Asia should lead the way in opening up patent protections to produce cheaper generic versions of life-saving medicines for critical diseases, from Covid-19 to HIV/AIDS, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Welcoming US President Joe Biden's administration's stated intention to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property (IP) protection for Cocid-19 vaccine, he said this should give way to a total transformation of the pharmaceutical patent system. "Pausing the gears is not enough. Our obligation is to dismantle it entirely," he said in a video address to Nikkei's Future of Asia conference in Tokyo today.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Globalization, Human Security, Public health, Regional cooperation |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Administrative Science & Policy Studies > Administrative Science By Subject > Administrative Science & Policy Studies > Policy Studies |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Administrative Science & Policy Studies |
| Depositing User: | Jamil Jawi |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2021 00:35 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2021 00:35 |
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