<alinea/> The reinforcement of IPRs protection resulting from the entry into force of the TRIPs agreement has significant consequences on access to medicine in poor countries. This very sensitive issue has provoked vivid debate and a great deal of controversy. Public/private partnership agreements...

</titre> This article proposes an extended extra-welfarist approach of health measure in poor countries. This approach is based on the concept of threshold of health which represents the basic health needs and the potential active role of individuals on their own well-being. A methodology at a macro...