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Intellectual property and access to medicines: mapping public attitudes toward pharmaceuticals during the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiation process.

Anna S Y WongClarke B ColeJillian C Kohler
Published in: Globalization and health (2021)
Negotiators could increase public transparency when choosing to advance one competing trade objective over another by actively providing the public with clear rationales for their negotiation positions, as well as details on how public comments are taken into account to form these rationales. Without greater clarity on these aspects, the public consultation process risks appearing to serve as a cursory government mechanism, lacking in accountability and undermining public trust in both the trade negotiation process and its outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • adverse drug
  • palliative care
  • emergency department
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight loss
  • human health
  • drug induced