Defining and Mapping the Global Access to Medicines Movement: A Proposal for a Dynamic Online Resource Open Access

Abstract

Abstract
Defining and Mapping the Global Access to Medicines Movement: A Proposal for a Dynamic Online Resource

Despite the success of the Global Access to Medicines Movement (GAMM), there are few resources available for those new to the movement to understand its contours. As the movement shifts from targeting primarily access to existing medicines to encompassing research and development of new medicines, it becomes more important than ever to understand the ever-growing number of actors involved and where they fit into the policy space.

This project begins to close this gap by creating a proposal for an online resource that will (1) define the boundaries of the movement and (2) map a representative group of actors involved in the access to medicines movement.

The resource consists of three main parts: (1) a history of the Global Access to Medicines Movement from 1994 to the present, (2) a map of GAMM actors placing them according to their primary areas of policy focus, and, (3) proposed webpages briefly summarizing the work of each actor. The proposal also includes a website map.

In order to maximize the ability of GAMM to face the challenges and exploit the opportunities of the future, it must become more coordinated and coherent. This resource will serve as a point-of-entry for those new to GAMM, and a platform for education and collaboration for those already involved in the movement.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction...1
History of the Global Access to Medicines Movement...2

Beginnings: TRIPS and Antiretroviral Treatment...2
GAMM Pushes Back: The Road to the Doha Declaration...6
Expanding Into the Future...10

Defining the Global Access to Medicines Movement...12
Mapping the Actors...14

Overview...15
Global Non-Governmental Organizations...16

Access to Medicines Foundation...16
Health Action International...18
Health Global Access Project...20
Knowledge Ecology International...21
Médecins Sans Frontières - Access Campaign...24
Public Citizen...28
UNITAID...30
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines...33

Pharmaceutical Company Advocacy Groups...36

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations...36

Public-Private Partnerships...39

BIO Ventures for Global Health...39
Re:Search...42

Intergovernmental Organizations...43

World Health Organization...43
World Intellectual Property Organization...46

The Role of the World Trade Organization...47
Summary...49

Conclusion...50
Works Cited...52
Appendix...53

Table of Figures
Figure 1: The Global Access to Medicines Movement...14
Figure 2: Map of Selected GAMM Actors...49
Figure 3: Website Map...53

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Hubert Department of Global Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Law Health Sciences, Public Health
Keyword	TRIPS essential medicines intellectual property activism access to medicines global access to medicines movement
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	De Lima, Dabney, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	Does not apply (no collaborating organization)

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