Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Obijiofor Aginam and John Harrington -- Communitarian globalism and disease : a normative orientation for global health governance / Obijiofor Aginam -- Is AIDS treatment sustainable? / Kenneth C. Shadlen -- Access to paediatric medicines : the global political economy of drug protection and supply for children in the developing world / Avram Denburg and Kelley Lee -- Trade agreements, intellectual property and access to essential medicines : what future role for the right to health? / James Harrison -- Re-visiting the patents and access to essential medicines dichotomy : an evaluation of TRIPs implementation and public health safeguards in developing countries / Tahir Amin -- Seizure of generic pharmaceuticals in transit based on allegations of patent infringement : a threat to international trade, development and public welfare / Frederick M. Abbott -- Patent licensing strategies for the research and development of pharmaceuticals in developing countries / Gail E. Evans -- Increasing access through incentives for innovation : the Health Impact Fund / Laura Biron -- Building IPC4D to promote access to essential medicines / Peter K. Yu -- The global governance of HIV/AIDS and the rugged road ahead : an epilogue / Peter K. Yu.