Abstract
The adoption of the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (GSPOA) within the framework of the World Health Organization (WHO) is based on the perception of the need to improve the access conditions of developing countries to medicine and other products that meet their specific public health needs. This study verifies the implementation of the first GSPOA Element in Brazil, which refers to the establishment of an order of priority for research and development needs. This qualitative case study was based on a critical perspective and established theoretical frameworks, seeking to place GSPOA in a transnational health context in an era of globalization, and to discuss the challenges of implementing a more integral right to health, one which transcends drugs and individual requirements. For the period 2008-2015, the findings imply that Brazil has succeeded in developing methodologies and mechanisms to identify and disseminate gaps in research on diseases of higher incidence in the country and its consequences on public health, guiding the development of therapeutically feasible and affordable products.
Keywords:
Global Strategy on Public Health; Innovation and Intellectual Property; World Health Organization Research and Development