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EB150: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) on the Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

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On Wednesday, 26 January 2022, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and WHO’s roadmap for the global… Continue Reading →

EB150 – Statement of Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) on Public health emergencies: preparedness and response

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On Wednesday, 26 January 2022, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on a possible pandemic treaty at the 150th session of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board. The WHO negotiations on a pandemic treaty are not a quick… Continue Reading →

WIPO SCP 33: Opening statement of Asia and Pacific Group stresses that WIPO “ought to give primacy to the issues of Public Health and Transfer of Technology”

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On Monday, 6 December 2021, India delivered an opening statement on behalf of the Asia and Pacific Group (AGP). The Islamic Republic of Iran, Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, and the Republic of Korea are just a few of… Continue Reading →

Special Session of the World Health Assembly: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International

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On Tuesday, 30 November 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement during the special session of the World Health Assembly. Negotiators should address policy failures that have accompanied the current pandemic response, and create a better global framework… Continue Reading →

WHO member countries agree on a pathway to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

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After two weeks of intense negotiations, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have finally agreed to compromise text on a decision (The World Together: Establishment of an intergovernmental negotiating body to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, SSA2/CONF./1)… Continue Reading →

Silence procedure holds for the final report of the Member States Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies (WGPR)

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UPDATE: On Friday, 12 November 2021, the draft report of the Member States Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies (WGPR) was published with the document number, A/WGPR/5/2. The report is available here. The fifth… Continue Reading →

Zero Draft Report of the Member States Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies (WGPR) charts a course for a potential pandemic treaty

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Update: On 28 October 2021 the Zero Draft Report of the Member States Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness for and Response to Health Emergencies to the special session of the World Health Assembly was published with the Document number… Continue Reading →