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Research paper thumbnail of Neopatrimonial politics, decentralisation and local government: Uganda and Malawi in 2006

Good Governance, Aid …, 2007

... Diana Cammack, Fred Golooba-Mutebi, Fidelis Kanyongolo and Tam O'Neil December 2007 ... more ... Diana Cammack, Fred Golooba-Mutebi, Fidelis Kanyongolo and Tam O'Neil December 2007 ... Diana Cammack, Fred Golooba-Mutebi, Fidelis Kanyongolo and Tam O'Neil (2007) Working Paper 3: Corruption, Anti-corruption Efforts and Aid: Do Donors Have the Right Approach? ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi

Dr. K. Banda (MCP) 996 353 C. Chihana (AFORD) 562 862 K. Kalua (MDP) 15 624 Candidate Votes B. wa... more Dr. K. Banda (MCP) 996 353 C. Chihana (AFORD) 562 862 K. Kalua (MDP) 15 624 Candidate Votes B. wa Mutharika (UDF) 1 195 586 J. Tembo (MCP) 937 965 G. Chakuamba (MCP) 836 118 B. Mpinganjira (NDA) 286 320 J. C. Malewezi (Indep.

Research paper thumbnail of Intellectual Property and Access to Essential Pharmaceuticals: Recent Law and Policy Reforms in the Southern Africa Development Community Region

Maryland Journal of International Law, 2016

I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects... more I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 1 has given rise to an unprecedented and polarized debate concerning the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on access to essential pharmaceuticals. This debate has focused on the patent system and the role it plays in determining the affordability and accessibility of pharmaceuticals, especially in developing countries. The debate has largely been between those who contend that patents adversely affect access to essential pharmaceuticals and those who claim that patents are necessary and essential for the promotion of biomedical research © 2016 Chikosa Banda. † LLM, LLB Faculty of Law, University of Malawi Chancellor College of Law. I would like to acknowledge and thank Professors Lionel Bently and Dr. Kathleen Liddell of the University of Cambridge for supervising my doctoral research, and the Wellcome Trust who funded my research. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Wilbert Bannenberg from HERA, whom I have worked with on SADC IP issues, and thank Professor Peter Danchin and the University of Maryland Carey School of Law for inviting me to participate and collaborate on the symposium Roundtable on Clinical Trials and Access to Essential Medicines in African Countries that took place on Oct. 29-30, 2015. Additionally, I would like to thank the editorial staff of the Maryland Journal of International Law for their editorial assistance and hard work on this piece. Finally, I would also like to acknowledge my wife Tiffany and children, Likondwa and Chimangu, for their love and support. * The Editors and the Maryland Journal of International Law thank the author for his contribution to Volume 31 and note that author is solely responsibility for the content and accuracy of references published. 1.

Research paper thumbnail of Intellectual Property and Access to Essential Pharmaceuticals: Recent Law and Policy Reforms in the Southern Africa Development Community Region

Maryland Journal of International Law, 2016

I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects... more I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 1 has given rise to an unprecedented and polarized debate concerning the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on access to essential pharmaceuticals. This debate has focused on the patent system and the role it plays in determining the affordability and accessibility of pharmaceuticals, especially in developing countries. The debate has largely been between those who contend that patents adversely affect access to essential pharmaceuticals and those who claim that patents are necessary and essential for the promotion of biomedical research © 2016 Chikosa Banda. † LLM, LLB Faculty of Law, University of Malawi Chancellor College of Law. I would like to acknowledge and thank Professors Lionel Bently and Dr. Kathleen Liddell of the University of Cambridge for supervising my doctoral research, and the Wellcome Trust who funded my research. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Wilbert Bannenberg from HERA, whom I have worked with on SADC IP issues, and thank Professor Peter Danchin and the University of Maryland Carey School of Law for inviting me to participate and collaborate on the symposium Roundtable on Clinical Trials and Access to Essential Medicines in African Countries that took place on Oct. 29-30, 2015. Additionally, I would like to thank the editorial staff of the Maryland Journal of International Law for their editorial assistance and hard work on this piece. Finally, I would also like to acknowledge my wife Tiffany and children, Likondwa and Chimangu, for their love and support. * The Editors and the Maryland Journal of International Law thank the author for his contribution to Volume 31 and note that author is solely responsibility for the content and accuracy of references published. 1.

Research paper thumbnail of A Survey of Policy and Practice on the Use of Access to Medicines- Related TRIPs Flexibilities in Malawi 1

The DFID Health Systems Resource Centre (HSRC) provides technical assistance and information to t... more The DFID Health Systems Resource Centre (HSRC) provides technical assistance and information to the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID) and its partners in support of pro-poor health policies, financing and services. The HSRC is based at IHSD's London offices and managed by an international consortium of seven organisations:

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Prison facilities were not built with a woman in mind’: an exploratory multi-stakeholder study on women’s situation in Malawi prisons

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Purpose Sub-Saharan African prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners, includin... more Purpose Sub-Saharan African prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners, including those incarcerated with children. There is very little strategic literature available on the health situation and needs of women prisoners and their circumstantial children in Malawi. The study aims to explore this issue. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative exploratory study using in-depth key informant interviews with senior correctional stakeholders (commissioner of prison farms, senior correctional management staff, senior health officials and senior officers in charge) (n = 5) and focus group discussions (FGD) with women in prison of age between 18 and 45 years (n = 23) and two FGD with correctional staff (n = 21) was conducted in two prisons in Malawi, Chichiri and Zomba. Narratives were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Three key themes emerged and are as follows: “hygiene and sanitary situation across multiple prison levels and subsequent health im...

Research paper thumbnail of Drivers of change and development in Malawi

Documento de …

© Overseas Development Institute 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be rep... more © Overseas Development Institute 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written ...

Research paper thumbnail of Neopatrimonial politics, decentralisation and local government: Uganda and Malawi in 2006

Good Governance, Aid …, 2007

... Diana Cammack, Fred Golooba-Mutebi, Fidelis Kanyongolo and Tam O'Neil December 2007 ... more ... Diana Cammack, Fred Golooba-Mutebi, Fidelis Kanyongolo and Tam O'Neil December 2007 ... Diana Cammack, Fred Golooba-Mutebi, Fidelis Kanyongolo and Tam O'Neil (2007) Working Paper 3: Corruption, Anti-corruption Efforts and Aid: Do Donors Have the Right Approach? ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi

Dr. K. Banda (MCP) 996 353 C. Chihana (AFORD) 562 862 K. Kalua (MDP) 15 624 Candidate Votes B. wa... more Dr. K. Banda (MCP) 996 353 C. Chihana (AFORD) 562 862 K. Kalua (MDP) 15 624 Candidate Votes B. wa Mutharika (UDF) 1 195 586 J. Tembo (MCP) 937 965 G. Chakuamba (MCP) 836 118 B. Mpinganjira (NDA) 286 320 J. C. Malewezi (Indep.

Research paper thumbnail of Intellectual Property and Access to Essential Pharmaceuticals: Recent Law and Policy Reforms in the Southern Africa Development Community Region

Maryland Journal of International Law, 2016

I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects... more I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 1 has given rise to an unprecedented and polarized debate concerning the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on access to essential pharmaceuticals. This debate has focused on the patent system and the role it plays in determining the affordability and accessibility of pharmaceuticals, especially in developing countries. The debate has largely been between those who contend that patents adversely affect access to essential pharmaceuticals and those who claim that patents are necessary and essential for the promotion of biomedical research © 2016 Chikosa Banda. † LLM, LLB Faculty of Law, University of Malawi Chancellor College of Law. I would like to acknowledge and thank Professors Lionel Bently and Dr. Kathleen Liddell of the University of Cambridge for supervising my doctoral research, and the Wellcome Trust who funded my research. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Wilbert Bannenberg from HERA, whom I have worked with on SADC IP issues, and thank Professor Peter Danchin and the University of Maryland Carey School of Law for inviting me to participate and collaborate on the symposium Roundtable on Clinical Trials and Access to Essential Medicines in African Countries that took place on Oct. 29-30, 2015. Additionally, I would like to thank the editorial staff of the Maryland Journal of International Law for their editorial assistance and hard work on this piece. Finally, I would also like to acknowledge my wife Tiffany and children, Likondwa and Chimangu, for their love and support. * The Editors and the Maryland Journal of International Law thank the author for his contribution to Volume 31 and note that author is solely responsibility for the content and accuracy of references published. 1.

Research paper thumbnail of Intellectual Property and Access to Essential Pharmaceuticals: Recent Law and Policy Reforms in the Southern Africa Development Community Region

Maryland Journal of International Law, 2016

I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects... more I. INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The advent of the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 1 has given rise to an unprecedented and polarized debate concerning the impact of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on access to essential pharmaceuticals. This debate has focused on the patent system and the role it plays in determining the affordability and accessibility of pharmaceuticals, especially in developing countries. The debate has largely been between those who contend that patents adversely affect access to essential pharmaceuticals and those who claim that patents are necessary and essential for the promotion of biomedical research © 2016 Chikosa Banda. † LLM, LLB Faculty of Law, University of Malawi Chancellor College of Law. I would like to acknowledge and thank Professors Lionel Bently and Dr. Kathleen Liddell of the University of Cambridge for supervising my doctoral research, and the Wellcome Trust who funded my research. I would also like to acknowledge Dr. Wilbert Bannenberg from HERA, whom I have worked with on SADC IP issues, and thank Professor Peter Danchin and the University of Maryland Carey School of Law for inviting me to participate and collaborate on the symposium Roundtable on Clinical Trials and Access to Essential Medicines in African Countries that took place on Oct. 29-30, 2015. Additionally, I would like to thank the editorial staff of the Maryland Journal of International Law for their editorial assistance and hard work on this piece. Finally, I would also like to acknowledge my wife Tiffany and children, Likondwa and Chimangu, for their love and support. * The Editors and the Maryland Journal of International Law thank the author for his contribution to Volume 31 and note that author is solely responsibility for the content and accuracy of references published. 1.

Research paper thumbnail of A Survey of Policy and Practice on the Use of Access to Medicines- Related TRIPs Flexibilities in Malawi 1

The DFID Health Systems Resource Centre (HSRC) provides technical assistance and information to t... more The DFID Health Systems Resource Centre (HSRC) provides technical assistance and information to the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID) and its partners in support of pro-poor health policies, financing and services. The HSRC is based at IHSD's London offices and managed by an international consortium of seven organisations:

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Prison facilities were not built with a woman in mind’: an exploratory multi-stakeholder study on women’s situation in Malawi prisons

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Purpose Sub-Saharan African prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners, includin... more Purpose Sub-Saharan African prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners, including those incarcerated with children. There is very little strategic literature available on the health situation and needs of women prisoners and their circumstantial children in Malawi. The study aims to explore this issue. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative exploratory study using in-depth key informant interviews with senior correctional stakeholders (commissioner of prison farms, senior correctional management staff, senior health officials and senior officers in charge) (n = 5) and focus group discussions (FGD) with women in prison of age between 18 and 45 years (n = 23) and two FGD with correctional staff (n = 21) was conducted in two prisons in Malawi, Chichiri and Zomba. Narratives were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Three key themes emerged and are as follows: “hygiene and sanitary situation across multiple prison levels and subsequent health im...

Research paper thumbnail of Drivers of change and development in Malawi

Documento de …

© Overseas Development Institute 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be rep... more © Overseas Development Institute 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written ...