COVID-19 Strategic Global North-South Divide: Access to Knowledge Quadrants Imperatives for Granting the WTO Waiver

Ola, Kunle

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“…The vaccine nationalist approach adopted by some nations in the global north coupled with their refusal to waive IP rights (IPRs) for COVID-19 vaccines and personal protection equipment (PPE) is tantamount to acquiescing to the death of millions of people in the global south'. 43 The IP related vaccine waiver contentions at the WTO is evidence of the complexities inherent in the global IP system. 44 When members of the global south could not access the vaccine, they explored other solutions.…”

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Role of traditional knowledge in the COVID‐19 battle

Ola

2022

World Intellectual Property

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This article addresses the role of traditional medicine in the corona virus (COVID‐19) battle. It situates traditional medicine within the traditional knowledge and Intellectual Property discussion. The paper discusses the increased gravitation towards using traditional medicine but also identifies the existence of scepticism towards its use. Indigenous communities make up a large portion of the traditional medicine community and are therefore called upon to play their role in the fight against COVID‐19. The battle is real, the coronavirus ground is an intersecting one with multiple, plausible solutions. Traditional medicine has a role in this battle and this article advocates for collaboration. It is a clarion call for all stakeholders to join hands to fight the virus. It advocates inclusion rather than exclusion.

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Section: Collaboration Is Crucial In This Battlementioning

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Role of traditional knowledge in the COVID‐19 battle

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COVID-19 Strategic Global North-South Divide: Access to Knowledge Quadrants Imperatives for Granting the WTO Waiver

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