PHM-Exch> An ideas contest from MSF: Revising TRIPS

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Linda Mashingaidze <linda at phmovement.org>
from: activist at tac.org.za


As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and
public health, MSF’s Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (
www.msfaccess.org) is launching an “Ideas Contest” on how to revise TRIPS so
that it genuinely meets global public health needs.

Contestants are asked to respond to the following question:

Can TRIPS be reformed to meet public health needs?

·         If YES, describe your idea for how the treaty should be changed.

·         If NO, explain why not, and propose an alternative.

 Entries can be one of the following and are due 8 a.m. CET 19 September
2011:

Option 1: A written essay of 500-1000 words (excluding footnotes and
references),
--OR--
Option 2: An audio visual entry: video, audio, slideshow or photo film of no
more than 5 minutes



Anyone is eligible to submit an entry, either as an individual, a team,
and/or on behalf of an institution.  The contest seeks to attract ideas from
around the world from creative thinkers who may be academics, students,
activists, analysts, government officials, journalists, or from the private
sector.

Four winners will win an all-expenses paid trip to Geneva in order to
present at a conference on “Revising TRIPS,” hosted by MSF in November 2011.
MSF will also publish and publicize winning entries and shortlisted
submissions on its website.

More details of the contest are online here:

http://www.msfaccess.org/main/access-patents/revising-trips-for-public-health-an-ideas-contest-from-msf/
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