A little fairer is not good enough: why ABS will NOT ensure equity

Michelle  Rourke; Abbie-Rose Hampton; Mark Eccleston-Turner; Stephanie Switzer

A little fairer is not good enough: why ABS will NOT ensure equity

Michelle Rourke, Abbie-Rose Hampton, Mark Eccleston-Turner , Stephanie Switzer

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Abstract

Of the many areas where global health legal scholars disagree, one of the more urgent matters in the context of new rules on health emergencies is whether a multilateral system on Access and Benefits Sharing [ABS] will work in health.

In today’s guest essay, written in response to an earlier one [Squaring The Circle On Equity in a Pathogen Access And Benefit Sharing System], scholars argue that the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework is not the ideal model for a new ABS mechanism. They are of the view that the proposed ABS mechanism - as framed in transactional terms - will not address the goals of equity.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Geneva Health Files
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2023

Keywords

access and benefit sharing (ABS)
international law
pandemic

UN SDGs

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A little fairer is not good enough: why ABS will NOT ensure equity

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