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Lancet: Influenza pandemic, malaria, dengue, and health reform
0 Comments Published by AWills December 31st, 2006 in News, Neglected DiseasesThe 23 December 23 2006 issue of The Lancet had several articles dealing with diseases in the developing world, particularly influenza.
Christopher Murray, “Estimation of potential global pandemic influenza mortality on the basis of vital registry data from the 1918-20 pandemic: a quantitative analysis,” The Lancet, 368: 9554, pp. 2211-2218, 23 December 2006. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69895-4. (Registration […]
Science: WHO IGWG on patents
0 Comments Published by AWills December 24th, 2006 in News, Open Access, Intellectual Property, Drug Development, Neglected DiseasesMartin Enserink, “WHO Panel Weighs Radical Ideas,” Science, 314: 1373, 1 December 2006. (Subscription required.)
Short article on reforms to be discussed at the World Health Organization’s Intergovermental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property regarding the current IP framework.
The main proposal is James Love’s “R&D Treaty” where member countries agree to spend a […]
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