Doha+10

Berlin, 24 November 2011. The MMI Network members action medeor and Misereor are co-organizers of a conference organized by Action against AIDS Germany: Doha+10.

Ten years after the 2001 “Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health” – Has the access to medicine been improved through or despite the new World Trade Organization frame work?

The 2001 „Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health“ reaffirms the right of the WTO member states to interpret and implement the TRIPS Agreement to protect public health and to enhance access to medicines. In particular, it confirms the member states’ right to issue compulsory licenses. 10 years after adopting the Doha Declaration, the Doha+10 Conference will assess if these goals have been achieved.

The conference will bring together national and international stakeholders from the development cooperation, humanitarian aid, civil society, politics, academia and the pharmaceutical industry to analyse experiences of key countries (Brazil, India, Kenya and Thailand), to critically look at bilateral and regional trade agreements and to discuss alternatives and perspectives concerning innovation and access to essential pharmaceutical products. The one-day conference will be addressed to experts, politicians, the interested public and the media. At the same time, the event will continue the discussion of the “Symposium Patients, Patents and Profits” from 2007 and its Berlin Declaration including fundamental criteria for innovation and access to vital pharmaceutical products.

Conference announcement (German): www.aids-kampagne.de/aktuell
Conference flyer (English, PDF): www.aids-kampagne.de/fileadmin