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The New Political Economy of PharmaceuticalsTRIPS, Free Trade Agreements and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Malaysia

The New Political Economy of Pharmaceuticals: TRIPS, Free Trade Agreements and the Pharmaceutical... [Malaysia has a relatively well-functioning healthcare system that, with small and limited resources, ensures access to services for the vast majority of the population, including the poor. Between 1990 and 2009 life expectancy at birth increased significantly (from 69.0 to 71.5 years for men, and from 73.5 to 76.3 years for women); the infant mortality rate fell (from 13.5 to 6.2 per 1000 live births); while the maternal mortality rate held steady (at 29 per 100,000 live births) (MOH, 2010). Malaysia has a dual system of public and private health services. The main public healthcare provider is theMalaysian Ministry of Health (MOH), which operates primary care, secondary care and tertiary care facilities across the country through general hospitals, district hospitals and health clinics. In 2010 there were 2833 health clinics, 131 MOH hospitals (with 33,211 beds), and six special medical institutions (with 4582 beds), for a population of 28.3 million (MOH, 2010).] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The New Political Economy of PharmaceuticalsTRIPS, Free Trade Agreements and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Malaysia

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
ISBN
978-1-349-32976-2
Pages
152 –166
DOI
10.1057/9781137315854_8
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Abstract

[Malaysia has a relatively well-functioning healthcare system that, with small and limited resources, ensures access to services for the vast majority of the population, including the poor. Between 1990 and 2009 life expectancy at birth increased significantly (from 69.0 to 71.5 years for men, and from 73.5 to 76.3 years for women); the infant mortality rate fell (from 13.5 to 6.2 per 1000 live births); while the maternal mortality rate held steady (at 29 per 100,000 live births) (MOH, 2010). Malaysia has a dual system of public and private health services. The main public healthcare provider is theMalaysian Ministry of Health (MOH), which operates primary care, secondary care and tertiary care facilities across the country through general hospitals, district hospitals and health clinics. In 2010 there were 2833 health clinics, 131 MOH hospitals (with 33,211 beds), and six special medical institutions (with 4582 beds), for a population of 28.3 million (MOH, 2010).]

Published: Nov 6, 2015

Keywords: World Trade Organization; Free Trade Agreement; Intellectual Property Right; Trips Agreement; Intellectual Property Right Protection

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