Abstract
The African continent continues to face significant challenges in ensuring that its population has access to essential medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare products. Lack of access to medicine can have social and economic consequences as it can lead to lost productivity and increased healthcare costs. Investment treaties, through their strong intellectual property provisions, can limit a host country’s regulatory measures to promote access to affordable medicines. This chapter focuses on the various ways that African countries can individually and/or collectively use investment treaties to promote access to medicines in Africa.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property Law in Africa |
| Editors | Olasupo Owoeye |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 38-62 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003491392 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032754772 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2025 selection and editorial matter, Olasupo Owoeye; individual chapters, the contributors.
