WHO releases second edition of

Globalization, patents and drugs - An annotated bibliography

This annotated bibliography aims to inform people in the health sector, with no particular legal background, about the impact of globalization and trade agreements on access to drugs, and the growing importance of this issue. It directs the reader to key reports, books and articles from technical and scientific journals, both general references and specific country studies. Details of some useful web sites are also given.

Copies can be obtained free of charge from the EDM Documentation Centre, Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Tel: + 41 22 791 3521, fax: + 41 22 791 4167, e-mail: edmdoccentre@who.int

The document is also available on the Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy web site at the following address: http://www.who.int/medicines/ then click on "EDM document list" where documents are listed in alphabetical order.