This paper deals with brief overview of the developments of international provisions on IPR related to public health. It
discusses flexibilities before and after TRIPS Agreement and difficulties faced by developing countries in implementing
TRIPS obligations and protecting public health. Also discussed are the reasons for the Doha Declaration and issues relating
to implementation of Para 6 of the Declaration. Discusses the inadequacy in the compulsory licence based approach to solve
public health crisis and argues for a more comprehensive approach to find a long term solution to the public health issues
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Journal of Intellectual Property Rights
Vol 13, September 2008, pp 395-400