Covid-19, global solidarity, and the case for equitable vaccine distribution through technology transfers

Gross, Nicole and Geiger, Susi (2023) Covid-19, global solidarity, and the case for equitable vaccine distribution through technology transfers. Public Policy.

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health technologies to mitigate against the spread of the disease, but it has also demonstrated that the current biopharmaceutical business model, based on patented medicines and other technologies, leads to vast inequalities in healthcare particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We believe that the pharmaceutical industry has a duty to enable and enact global solidarity through technology sharing, but judging by current technology transfer practices, we question their willingness to assume their role in organizing healthcare markets through solidaristic principles. In the absence of a voluntary adoption of solidaristic practices by pharmaceutical firms, solidarity needs to be institutionalized as a fundamental organizing principle for global healthcare markets, particularly in times of health emergencies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Covid-19 pandemic; technology transfers; solidarity; market organization
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine T Technology > Biomedical engineering H Social Sciences > HG Finance > International Finance. International Monetary System
Divisions:	School of Business > Staff Research and Publications
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2023 13:46
Last Modified:	29 Sep 2023 13:46
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/6856

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