Policy restrictions on ciprofloxacin use need to be developed and enforced especially in developing countries that are yet to have such policies put in place.
And while intellectual property can be far more lucrative than manufacturing, its laws are difficult to enforce in the developing world.
Meanwhile, local testing organizations also became very active in developing and enforcing standards among their members.
Objectives of the Conference Take stock of governments' efforts in the region to put into place effective national child protection systems, including the mandatory role of governments in developing and enforcing laws and standards, defining national policies and allocating appropriate resources.
While more attention needs to be given to strengthening the capacity of the state to undertake its stewardship role in developing and enforcing licensing and accreditation systems [ 5 ] given the feebleness of health authorities, in the interim, a voluntary mechanism could be offered.
A number of studies have documented the beneficial impacts that outside standards, when clearly enforced, can have on production practices in developing nations [ 3, 42, 43].
These factors, in addition to a lack of consistently enforced aflatoxin regulatory limits, cause people in developing countries to be more adversely affected by aflatoxin exposure (Williams et al. 2004; Wild & Gong 2010).
Ergonomics will be largely decided by the criteria developed by the OEMs and perhaps enforced in their SDKs.
The Africa Progress Panel, which is chaired by Annan, and includes Sir Bob Geldof and the chief executive of the Prudential, Tidjane Thiam, is calling on G8 countries – and their fellow G20 members, including China and Brazil – to enforce corporate transparency so that citizens in developing countries can see exactly who owns the companies involved in mining deals.
Sure, much of the buzz these days is about patenting genes and enforcing patents on life-saving drugs in developing countries.
