13-14 August Maseru Lesotho Workshop Objectives 13-14 August Maseru Lesotho

Objectives (1) To provide a context on how IP policy and legislation impact on Access to Medicines by: Disseminating the findings of the situational analysis by the lawyers meeting on IP and Patent legislation, and its impact on access to medicines Present the international legal environment and Lesotho’s options within that to protect public health and manufacture, supply and distribute new generic medicines to the SADC region and beyond To develop a joint understanding of how Lesotho can support future access to medicines, so that these principles can be included in national IP, trade, health and medicines policies.

Objectives (2) To develop the strategy for taking full advantage of TRIPS flexibilities for existing patented medicines, and for making us of the LDC exemption until 2021. To develop a stakeholder coordination mechanism to map the way forward and coordinate the implementation of the agreed strategies. To agree on TORs for a multi-stakeholder Technical Working Group on IP and Access to Medicines in Lesotho that will both drive the process and oversee the agenda.