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Item Dynamics of import of pharmaceutical products into Maldives : a policy perspective analysis(Research Development Office, The Maldives National University, 2024) Najeeb, Fazeel; ފަޒީލް ނަޖީބުThis article analyses some of the import dynamics of pharmaceutical products imported into Maldives. The objective is to inform policy discussion and development in this area. The analysis relied on import statistics and relevant regulatory authorities’ data. The research finds that Maldives is heavily dependent on a single country for access to medicine (importing pharmaceutical drugs), and concludes that it is desirable to reduce this dependence as a matter of policy aimed at ensuring access to medicine and medicine security.Item The TRIPS agreement : ready or not, Maldives went for it(ރިސާރޗް ޑެވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އޮފީސް، ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤައުމީ ޔުނިވަރސިޓީ, 2022-12) ފަޒީލް ނަޖީބް; Najeeb, FazeelThis article provides an overview of how the TRIPS Agreement came into being, and uses this as a background context to the Maldives’ membership of the WTO, by which Maldives also became a contracting party to the Agreement. The objective of the article is to shed light on the readiness of Maldives for the obligations that the Agreement creates and to what extent the country has been able to meet those obligations thus far. The article is largely based on the review and analyses of literature, discussions, and the author’s own involvement in the process of the Maldives’ membership of the WTO. The article finds that Maldives is encountering daunting challenges in implementing the Agreement.Item Editorial(The Research Centre, Maldives National University, 2020-08) Najeeb, FazeelItem Self-sufficiency in food : prospects on the island of Fuwahmulah, Maldives(The Research Centre, Maldives National University, 2020-08) Najeeb, Fazeel; Hassan, RifaathThis article presents the findings of a study aimed at assessing prospects for self-sufficiency in food on the island of Fuwahmulah, Maldives. A mixed research methodology combining a survey on a representative sample and key informant interviews was used to elicit responses from households and crop growers respectively on their existing staple food items, perceptional suitability of locally grown crops as staple food and key issues affecting the cultivation of crops on the island. The research finds that the top three items consumed as staple foods in households are imported produce and items. Responses also indicate that locally-grown crops are perceived as suitable staple food for the island folks. The research concludes that prospects exist for a significant level of self-sufficiency which may be achievable with needed support.