WTO Agreements & Public Health

Download or read book WTO Agreements & Public Health written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2002-08-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study explains how WTO Agreements relate to different aspects of health policies. It is meant to give a better insight into key issues for those who develop, communicate or debate policy issues related to trade and health. The study covers areas such as drugs and intellectual property rights, food safety, tobacco and many other issues which have been subject to passionate debate. In this joint effort, the first of its kind, WHO and the WTO Secretariat endeavour to set out the facts. (WTO).