THE PANDEMIC ACCORD AND ITS IMPACT ON ACCESS TO MEDICINES

Archana Jatkar
Chair, IGBA International Trade and Intellectual Property Commitee

Archana Jatkar has a strong passion for healthcare and the education sector. She is an Associate Secretary General (International Trade and Regulatory Affairs) at Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) (www.ipa-india.org) where she is responsible for developing and executing strategies on international trade policy and regulatory issues.
Archana is the Chair for International Trade and Intellectual Property Committee of International Generic and Biosimilar Association (IGBA) for 2023-24. She is also an active StartUp Mentor at Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) StartUps, fostering and stimulating health and health-based innovators. Previously, she was the Deputy Head for CUTS International working on International Trade issues.
Archana works with governments, research and policy community in India, Geneva, USA, South Asia, EU, and with intergovernmental agencies such as the WTO, WHO, UN organisations, industry associations and consultants, globally. She has written several policy research papers and regularly writes in newspapers on contemporary issues of international trade. She has been guest speaker at law colleges and has also been judging moot court competitions including at National Law College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat in India
She holds an LLM (International Economic Law) from the University of Kent, UK, and is an alumna of Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA. Archana also recently completed a program on Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact at Stanford University, USA. With experience as an advocate in corporate and constitutional law before the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Archana possesses a excellent understanding of India's legal and institutional landscape in trade development and economic laws.