(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts & to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

      Essentially the two parts of this article present a dichotomy and has been used as a defence for opposing sides in many debates from political issues to material concerns. On the one hand people need to able to benefit from developments in any field, be it scientific, literary or artistic. On the other, those who create these innovations will only continue to invest in advancements if they receive recognition, whether that is through finance or status.
      I have chosen to focus on access to essential medicines. ‘Ten million people die each year from diseases that have available cures. Tragically, the essential medicines to treat such diseases are lacking throughout much of the world. Nearly a third of humanity does not have regular access to essential medicines, and in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia this figure rises to over 50%. During the fifteen seconds it takes to read this paragraph, five people have died from preventable causes.'
      90% of research and development done by the medical and pharmaceutical industry is focused on only 10% of the world's diseases, finding treatments for those conditions that mainly affect the affluent/developed world. Wealth should not be the determining factor in access to medicines.
      My ring is designed around the concept of balance: the 'people' on top of the ring slide to tip the scales between the green cross symbolising the pharmaceutical industry and the red cross representing access to essential medicines for all. People rather than patents should be the motivating influence between protection of intellectual property and the needs of the community.
      Progress in any field cannot be made if those that innovate and create are not supported or rewarded and all of humanity should benefit in these developments and innovations.