IFPMA
WHO releases names of experts and advisor to the Emergency Committee concerning Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Submitted by thiru on 11. August 2010 - 2:09WHO has released the 'List of Members of, and Advisor to, the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee concerning Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009' at the following site: http://www.who.int/ihr/emerg_comm_members_2009/en/. Of the 15 members and one advisor, 6 had declaration of interests. On this matter, WHO had the following statement:
Global Health Progress/IFPMA fete African health ministers in Geneva on public private partnerships
Submitted by thiru on 23. May 2010 - 22:54On 19 May 2010, Global Health Progress (GHP) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) hosted a luncheon at the Vieux Bois in Geneva on the margins of the 63rd World Health Assembly for a targeted audience of over 90 persons including Ministers of Health, Ambassadors and senior officials from the Africa.
Statement of Thailand to EB 126 (Jan 2010) on public health, innovation and intellectual property
Submitted by thiru on 21. January 2010 - 23:17The following statement was delivered by Thailand on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 during the discussion of agenda item 4.3 on public health, innovation and intellectual property. This statement requested Dr. Chan (Director-General, WHO) to conduct an investigation of the leaks of documents of the WHO Expert Working Group on R&D Financing to the IFPMA. In its statement, Thailand noted that the circle of trust had been broken.
Mr. Chairman,
I thank Madame DG to her explanation about the process and documentations including her constructive advices
Wikileaks reports on IFPMA infiltration of WHO Expert Working Group on R&D Financing
Submitted by thiru on 9. December 2009 - 4:11On Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 10:42PM (EST), the site Wikileaks, posted this pithy entry on Twitter: "Big Pharma infiltrates WHO Expert Working Group process; WikiLeaks infiltrates Big Pharma".
