The Universal Declaration of Human Rights lays the foundations for the international framework for the right to the highest attainable standard of health. [...] The company's corporate mission statement should expressly recognise the ...

The book begins with an examination of human rights, norms, and ethics in relation to the private sector, moving to consider the tensions between pharmaceutical companies' social and business duties.

"According to the World Health Organization, one-third of the global population lacks access to essential medicines.

An exploration of the tension between human rights and patent law, with reference to developing countries' access to affordable medicines.

Implications for Pharmaceutical Industry Responsibility Lisa Forman, Jillian Clare Kohler. The Guidelines' Origins: The Drafting Process In 2000, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) confirmed that the private ...

This perceptive book highlights the need for cooperation between major organisations - whether intergovernmental, commercial or nongovernmental - to ensure developing countries have access to affordable medicines and vaccines, in spite of ...

In developing countries, access to affordable medicines for the treatment of diseases such as AIDS and malaria remains a matter of life or death.

The Work incorporates chapters on global regulatory changes, health technology assessment guidelines, and competitive effectiveness research recommendations from international bodies such as the OECD or the EU. Novel policies such as ...