TEDTalks Ellen 't Hoen - Pool Medical Patents, Save Lives

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Summary: Patenting a new drug helps finance its immense cost to develop - but that same patent can put advanced treatments out of reach for sick people in developing nations, at deadly cost. In this TEDTalk, pharmaceutical law expert Ellen 't Hoen shares an elegant, working solution to the problem: the Medicines Patent Pool.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (11 min.) : sd., col.
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Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2013], c2012.

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General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on March 22, 2013. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	War on Patents (2:52) -- HIV Treatment Available (1:32) -- What's the Problem? (1:21) -- Scaring Generic Manufacturers Away (2:32) -- Medicines Patent Pool (2:36) -- Credits: TEDTalks: Ellen 't Hoen - Pool Medical Patents, Save Lives (0:06)
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Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
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