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AIDS in India : public health related aspects of industrial policy and intellectual property rights in a developing country

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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)

Abstract

Today, 40 million people are infected by HIV/AIDS worldwide. The epidemic essentially affects developing countries where over 98% of HIV infections have been documented. To control the spread of the epidemic and hinder dramatic socio-economic impacts, a public health policy must address prevention and access to anti-AIDS treatments issues. On these points, the Indian case is of a considerable interest for two reasons. The AIDS epidemic is noticeably spreading in India. There are 4 million infections and an explosion in the number of cases is feared because of the country's enormous population. Besides, Indian companies are primary players in the anti-AIDS treatments market. They offer generic versions of drugs at considerably lower prices than those practiced by northern competitors. For these reasons, the report gives firstly an account of the epidemiological situation in India and presents the preventive measures used to abate the spread of the epidemic among the general population. Secondly, the report identifies the factors that have enabled the rising of a supply of anti-AIDS drugs at competitive prices and to see whether this has led to a greater access to anti-AIDS treatments for Indians, in practice. The report questions thus the link between intellectual property rights, industrial development and public health concerns in a developing country.

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  • Samira Guennif, 2004. "AIDS in India : public health related aspects of industrial policy and intellectual property rights in a developing country," Post-Print halshs-00163994, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00163994
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    1. Thomas Eimer & Susanne Lütz, 2010. "Developmental states, civil society, and public health: Patent regulation for HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals in India and Brazil," Regulation & Governance, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 4(2), pages 135-153, June.
    2. Veronique Dupont, 2007. "Peri-Urban Dynamics: Case studies in Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai," Working Papers id:974, eSocialSciences.
    3. Renaud Egreteau, 2010. "Instability at the Gate: India’s Troubled Northeast and its External Connections," Working Papers id:2547, eSocialSciences.
    4. Samira Guennif, 2007. "Enjeux de santé publique sous gouvernance globale de la propriété intellectuelle. De l'usage des flexibilités prévues par l'ADPIC au Sud," CEPN Working Papers halshs-00176508, HAL.
    5. Deepa Menon Choudhary, 2009. "Assessing Policy Choices For Managing SO2 Emisions From Indian Power Sector," Working Papers id:1957, eSocialSciences.
    6. Sébastien Oliveau, 2007. "Periurbanisation in Tamil Nadu: A Quantitative Approach," Working Papers id:1228, eSocialSciences.
    7. Nicolas Gravel & Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay, 2010. "Is India better off today than 15 years ago? A robust multidimensional answer," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 8(2), pages 173-195, June.
    8. Samira Guennif & Claude Mfuka, 2005. "L'accès aux traitements antisida en Afrique : une analyse de la stratégie de brevet des entreprises multinationales," Mondes en développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 131(3), pages 75-86.
    9. Guennif, Samira & Ramani, Shyama V., 2012. "Explaining divergence in catching-up in pharma between India and Brazil using the NSI framework," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(2), pages 430-441.
    10. Samira Guennif, 2007. "Enjeux de santé publique sous gouvernance globale de la propriété intellectuelle. De l'usage des flexibilités prévues par l'ADPIC au Sud," Working Papers halshs-00176508, HAL.
    11. Ramani, Shyama & Mukherjee, Vivekananda, 2010. "CSR and market changing product innovations: Indian case studies," MERIT Working Papers 2010-026, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    12. Samira Guennif, 2007. "Global harmonisation of intellectual property rights and local impact. Patent and access to medicines in developing countries under TRIPS and TRIPS plus provisions [Harmonisation globale des systèm," Post-Print hal-01345869, HAL.
    13. Laurence Henry, 2007. "Trade and Economic Arrangements Between India and South Asia in the Context of Regional Construction and Globalisation," Working Papers id:1055, eSocialSciences.

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