WHO Expert Working Group on R&D Financing

Bolivian statement to EB 126 (Jan 2010) on public health, innovation and intellectual property

This is the statement that the Government of Bolivia delivered on January 19, 2010 at the 126th session of the WHO Executive Board public health, innovation and intellectual property including their views on the EWG process and the Executive Summary of the WHO Expert Working Group on R&D Financing.

The heart of Bolivia's intervention is encapsulated in the penultimate paragraph of their intervention.

Final Report of the WHO Expert Working on R&D Financing published on Friday, January 15, 2010

At the proverbial 11th hour today, the World Health Organization published the final report of the "World Health Organization Expert Working Group on Research and Development Financing" in English three days before the commencement of the 126th session of the WHO Executive Board on January 18, 2010. At this juncture, it does not appear that the WHO Secretariat has made available official versions of this Report in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish for Member States' consideration.

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