Colombian Crack Down On Compulsory Licensing Under Attack
Executive Summary
Civil society groups are calling for Colombian authorities to repeal a controversial decree that they say will make compulsory licensing harder and which would prevent declarations of public interest from being used to lower drug prices.
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