Patent Pool Expands Remit To COVID-19
As WHO Welcomes Proposal Covering Rights To Tests, Medicines And Vaccines
Executive Summary
The Medicines Patent Pool has expanded its mandate to include treatments that will aid the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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