The relationship between plant resources and traditional communities in Africa is inseparable. For centuries, indigenous communities have been depending on their cultural innovations and practices for health and food. Plant ...
Agejoh Ageh, Patrick(Edinburgh University Press, 2017-11)
The quest for patent rights has seen bioprospecting as a scientific and commercial research paradigm in which bioprospectors explore secluded locations around Cameroon in order to find ‘new drugs from exotic plants’. ...
Ngang, Carol Chi; Agejoh Ageh, Patrick(Edinburgh University Press, 2019-08)
In this article, we examine the prospect of securing intellectual property protection of African traditional medicine within the legal framework of the right to development in Africa. We do so with the aim to advance the ...
Men and women have different health profiles which necessitate different health needs, as a result of their biology and their distinct status in society. Discrimination and harmful traditional practices in many societies ...
Agejoh Ageh, Patrick; Cornelius, Steve J.(Africa Institute of South Africa, 2017-12)
Economic and social development of an individual or a community depends on the freedom to
innovate and enjoy their common heritage. Discrimination from the freedom to enjoy this common
heritage is a violation of their ...
