Proposal for a new Article 11bis in the WHO Pandemic Accord: a pandemic technology transfer mechanism

Gurgula, Olga and McDonagh, Luke ORCID: 0000-0003-2085-5404 (2024) Proposal for a new Article 11bis in the WHO Pandemic Accord: a pandemic technology transfer mechanism. SouthViews (261). South Centre.

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the failure of voluntary mechanisms during global emergencies and exemplifies the need for effective involuntary technology transfer tools. The WHO Pandemic Accord offers an opportunity to provide an effective mechanism to build upon existing TRIPS flexibilities in the specific pandemic context. We propose a new provision (Article 11bis) that outlines a mechanism on cross-border procedure of non-voluntary technology transfer during a pandemic. This procedure could be invoked in a pandemic scenario in which voluntary technology transfer mechanisms have failed to provide sufficient supplies of a needed pandemic product.

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Additional Information:	© 2024 South Centre
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine K Law > K Law (General)
Date Deposited:	25 Apr 2024 17:06
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 05:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122804

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