She Signed The Trade Agreement In 2019. The Clause She Agreed To Prevented Her Country Making Medicine In A Health Emergency. She Still Thinks She Read It Correctly.

In 2022, a West African government faced a health emergency that revealed a fatal flaw in a trade agreement signed in 2019. Clause 31 prevented the country from manufacturing generic medicines during the crisis, resulting in significant delays and increased costs. The negotiator is still seeking clarity on her original understanding of that clause.