NEW DELHI : The outcome of the US polls may impact a joint proposal made recently by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ease international and intellectual property agreements on covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests, which was, however, rejected by the US and other major developed countries.The proposal, which aims to make the resources available to all who need them at affordable rates, has also been supported by the World Health Organization (WHO).
In a submission before the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Council of WTO on 2 October, India and South Africa urged WTO members for waiver of certain rules of TRIPS agreement to ensure that intellectual property rights such as.