China, India and the political economy of medical supplies

• The pandemic and lockdowns threaten the supply of medicines, especially from India
• Poor countries relying on supplies of cheap Indian medicines are especially vulnerable
• New medicines and vaccines are likely to be developed and patented by Western companies and will be expensive.
• Norway should help fund the supply of medicines and promote reforms of patent rules to make medicines more affordable

• Utgivelsesår: 2020
• Fullversjon:
  COVID-19_BRIEF_4_Eriksen.pdf (1,4 MB)
• Forlag: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
• Antall sider: 5
• Språk: English
• Tidsskrift: NUPI Covid-19 Brief