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Access to Essential Medicine: Patent and the Law

In cooperation with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), the Bibliotheca Alexandrina(BA) organized a regional two-day workshop “Access to Essential Medicine, Patent and the Law”, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Delegates Hall, BACC, 15-16 May 2013.

The two-day workshop covered many topics to benefit the researchers, including:

Discuss international and national Intellectual Property (IP) laws in the Arab region relevant to medicine access.
Identify how current and future trends on IP and other laws affect access to medicine in the Arab region.
Support regional networking on issues related to laws, and access to essential medicine.
Exchange of information and experience on how to improve the legal environment and practices for access to essential medicines for HIV and other diseases in the Arab region.

Methodology

Experiential techniques
Adult learning techniques
Small group problem-solving
Group discussion.

Application criteria

The applicants should be:

Lawyers, public health practitioners, and activists with experience in access to medicine of HIV and/or other diseases.
Government legal and policy advisors, non-governmental lawyers.
Civil society representatives.
Background in law, or pharmacology is preferable.
Experience in general background in IP laws is preferable.

Language

Simultaneous interpretation from Arabic into English

The best applicants were selected to participate; and priority was given to researchers based on their CVs and experience.

For further inquiries, please contact:

Mrs. Marian Roushdy
Tel: +(203) 4839999; Ext: 5156
Fax:+(203) 4820469
Email:marian.roushdy@bibalex.org

Mr. David Patterson
Head, Social Development Programs Unit, International Development Law Organization (IDLO)

Dr. Mohammed El Said
Lecturer in International Trade Law, Lancashire Law School

Dr. Hossam A. El Saghir
Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Helwan University

Mr. Hans Georg Bartels
Senior Program Officer, Global Challenges Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Ms. Heba Mostafa
First secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Hala Essalmawi
Principal Attorney and Intellectual Property Rights Officer, Library of Alexandria.

Mr. Othman Mellouk
Advocacy Coordinator, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) for Middle East and North Africa

Dr. Heba Wanis
Project Coordinator, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)



Dr. Sany Kozman, Manager, Friends of Life during his presentation "Access to medicines in Egypt: Our needs" Session 1.



Dr. Sany Kozman answering some questions from the Participants after his presentation



From the left: Ms. Juliette Papy, Mr. Othman Mellouk, Mr. Ahmed Shehata, and other Workshop Participants during the Opening Session



The Workshop Participants during Session 1 "Access to Medicine: Key issues"



Dr. Maha Bekheit, Economic Sector, League of Arab States, and other Workshop participants during Session 2 "Access to medicines in the Region"



From the left: Mr. David Patterson, Head of Social Development Programs Unit, IDLO and Ms. Heba Moustafa, First secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the workshop Sessions



Dr. Hossam El Saghir, Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Helwan University and other workshop participants during Session 3 "Flexibilities and Exceptions under the TRIPS agreement"



Ms. Hala Essalmawi, Principal Attorney and Intellectual Property Rights Officer, Library of Alexandria during the "Review of day 1"



The Workshop Participants during the "Review of Day 1"



Ms. Heba Mostafa, First secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs during her presentation "Access to Medicine; Human Rights Prospective" on Thursday 16 May 2013.



The Workshop Participants discussion and questions with Ms. Heba Mostafa after her Presentation "Access to Medicine; Human Rights Prospective"



Dr. Hossam El Saghir, Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Helwan University during his presentation "Legal issues relating to access to medicines in Egypt"

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