Abstract
The Ebola epidemic appears the greatest ever recorded in human history, affecting several countries of West Africa. The outbreak has raised a lot of alarm around the world as what was perceived as a sub-Saharan disease has now spread to the US and some parts of Europe. Against this background, this article will examine to what extent global public health matters like the Ebola outbreak are sufficiently addressed in international law. In doing that, the international health rules 2005 will be examined to see if the rules provide sufficient frame for dealing with global public health emergencies [Ebola] within the broader context of global health governance mechanisms. Since epidemics of this magnitude transcend physical boundaries of states, the discussion will also analyze the role of intellectual property law as embedded in the agreement on trade related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPs), to see if an immediate solution can be found by providing a remedy against this global health threat.
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