Ecuador becomes the latest country to eye compulsory licensing for Covid-19 products
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, Ecuador has become the latest country in which lawmakers are looking to issue compulsory licenses for medicines and vaccines to combat Covid-19 and ensure their citizens have access to any medical products.
Late last week, a committee in the National Assembly approved a resolution asking the Minister of Health to issue licenses that would allow the government to sidestep patents related to Covid-19 medical technologies. The resolution would also have the health minister ask the World Health Organization to collect R&D information related to any products.
