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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Canada's implementation of the Paragraph 6 Decision: is it sustainable public policy? | Globalization and Health BioMed Central Research Open Access Canada s implementation of the Paragraph 6 Decision is it sustainable public policy Jillian C Cohen-Kohler Laura C Esmail and Andre Perez Cosio Address Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy University of Toronto Toronto Canada 144 College Street Toronto ON M5S 3M2 Canada Email Jillian C Cohen-Kohler - jillian.kohler@utoronto.ca Laura C Esmail - laura.esmail@utoronto.ca Andre Perez Cosio - andrea.perezcosio@utoronto.ca Corresponding author Published 6 December 2007 Received 28 August 2007 Accepted 6 December 2007 Globalization and Health 2007 3 12 doi 10.1186 1744-8603-3-12 This article is available from http www.globalizationandhealth.cOm content 3 1 12 2007 Kohler et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Following the Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health Canada was among the first countries globally to amend its patent law which resulted in Canada s Access to Medicines Regime CAMR . CAMR allows the production and export of generic drugs to developing countries without the requisite manufacturing capacity to undertake a domestic compulsory license. CAMR has been the subject of much criticism lodged at its inability to ensure fast access to urgent medicines for least developing and developing countries in need. Only recently did the Canadian government grant Apotex the compulsory licenses required under CAMR to produce and export antiretroviral therapy to Rwanda s population. Methods The objective of this research is to investigate whether the CAMR can feasibly achieve its humanitarian objectives given the political interests embedded in the crafting of the legislation. We used a political .
