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Assignment:
a. What international frameworks exist to ensure accountability for the pharmaceutical companies involved in global health-related activities? Discuss under the following headings with examples and references:
1. World Health Organization (WHO)
2. United Nations (UN)
3. International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH)
4. Access to Medicine Index
5. Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S)
6. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
7. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO):
b. Discuss the following International Agreements and their relevance to Corporate Liability in the pharmaceutical industry. Justify with examples and references
1. WHO Global Vaccine Action Plan
2. Access to Medicine Index
3. TRIPS Agreement (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights)
4. UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
5. Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
6. Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
7. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal