Avian flu and the international debate on public health, innovation and intellectual property

The avian flu virus is a bomb waiting to explode, in the same way that the HIV virus decimated millions. As the world’s new growth engine and the hotbed of the avian flu virus, Asian countries should display a greater sense of urgency in favour of worldwide cooperation, coupled with better coordinat...

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Main Author: Yu, Geoffrey
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92298
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/5969
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The avian flu virus is a bomb waiting to explode, in the same way that the HIV virus decimated millions. As the world’s new growth engine and the hotbed of the avian flu virus, Asian countries should display a greater sense of urgency in favour of worldwide cooperation, coupled with better coordination within each country and among themselves.