Can 'The Is' and 'The Ought' be Married? Creating a Sustainable Legal Framework for Intangible Property in the East African Community

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Conrad Kakooza
Keyword(s):  
Legal Framework ◽  
East African ◽  
East African Community ◽  
African Community

scholarly journals Legal incentives to diversify agricultural production in Uganda (suggesting lessons for the EAC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-630
Author(s):  
John OSAPIRI
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
East African ◽  
East African Community ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
The Status ◽  
African Community ◽  
The Government

This paper describes the East African Community regional integration cooperation in agriculture in a nutshell and gives a brief overview of the status of the agriculture sector in Uganda. The author furthermore considers in detail the relevant legal framework for the Agricultural sector in Uganda and finally discusses the legal incentives offered by the government to the agriculture in Uganda, from which the East African Partner States can draw lessons.

scholarly journals Local industrial production in EAC & Uganda (reflecting on the AfCFTA and the emergence of COVID-19): legal framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-600
Author(s):  
Gloria KEMBABAZI
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
African Union ◽  
East African ◽  
East African Community ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
African Community ◽  
Partner State

This paper analyses the state of local industrial production in Uganda and how the emergence of COVID-19 has impacted it. This analysis bears in mind the regional context of Uganda as Partner State of the East African Community and a member of the African Union. Both of these institutions have mechanisms that impact on trade and relatedly on local industrial production, most notably the newly established African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Overall, the paper makes a case for furthering local industrial production drawing on the lessons from the economic and developmental impact that the pandemic has wrought on the country.

scholarly journals Comparative Assessment of the Pharmacovigilance Systems within the Neglected Tropical Diseases Programs in East Africa—Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1941
Author(s):  
Abbie Barry ◽  
Sten Olsson ◽  
Christabel Khaemba ◽  
Joseph Kabatende ◽  
Tigist Dires ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Pharmacovigilance System ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
East African ◽  
East African Community ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
African Community

Monitoring the safety of medicines used in public health programs (PHPs), including the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) program, is a WHO recommendation, and requires a well-established and robust pharmacovigilance system. The objective of this study was to assess the pharmacovigilance systems within the NTD programs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The East African Community Harmonized Pharmacovigilance Indicators tool for PHPs was used to interview the staff of the national NTD programs. Data on four components, (i) systems, structures, and stakeholder coordination; (ii) data management and signal generation; (iii) risk assessment and evaluation; and (iv) risk management and communication, were collected and analyzed. The NTD programs in the four countries had a strategic master plan, with pharmacovigilance components and mechanisms to disseminate pharmacovigilance information. However, zero individual case safety reports were received in the last 12 months (2017/2018). There was either limited or no collaboration between the NTD programs and their respective national pharmacovigilance centers. None of the NTD programs had a specific budget for pharmacovigilance. The NTD program in all four countries had some safety monitoring elements. However, key elements, such as the reporting of adverse events, collaboration with national pharmacovigilance centers, and budget for pharmacovigilance activity, were limited/missing.

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