21 May 2018 Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) intends to deliver the following statement on Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines. 11.5 Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines Documents A71/12 and… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 23 May 2018, Knowledge Ecology International and Stichting Health Action International (HAI) are convening a panel discussion on WHO’s Roadmap on Access to Medicines and Vaccines from 12h30 to 14h30 in Espace Henry Dunant at the Red Cross… Continue Reading
The following are copies of or links to USTR’s National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, typically referred to as the annual NTE reports. PDF versions, 2004 to 2018. 2018NTE Comments from Regulations.Gov, notice August 2017 2017NTE Comments from… Continue Reading
On 14 February 2018 and 16 February 2018, the World Trade Organization (WTO) conducted a Trade Policy Review (TPR) of Malaysia. All members of the WTO are subject to review under the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). The TPRM takes… Continue Reading
These were KEI comments to USTR regarding PhRMA’s efforts to target Malaysia as a Priority Foreign Country for issuing a compulsory license on sofosbuvir patents. Malaysia.14March2018.KEI.USTR.Special 301 March 14, 2018 The Honorable Robert Lighthizer United States Trade Representative Executive Office… Continue Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2018 kim.treanor@keionline.org (202)-332-2670 A coalition of 16 advocacy organizations in the United States and Korea asked trade negotiators in the U.S. and Korea to reject the demands of the pharmaceutical industry, protect human rights, and… Continue Reading
On March 8, 2018, USTR and the interagency committee on the Special 301 held a hearing. KEI was one of the groups testifying. More on this process here: https://keionline.org/ustr/special301 I began our oral testimony discussing President Trump’s promise, during the… Continue Reading
USTR just sent out the schedule for the Special 301 hearing on March 8, 2018. 21 trade associations, civil society NGOs and academies will testify. Everyone is given 10 minutes, including questions, but persons testifying can provide additional materials to… Continue Reading
KEI page on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Policy Reviews All members of the WTO are subject to review under the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). The TPRM takes place in the “Trade Policy Review Body which is actually… Continue Reading
2000 SPECIAL 301 REPORT United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky today announced the results of the 2000 “Special 301” annual review which examined in detail the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property protection in over 70 countries. Ambassador Barshefsky also… Continue Reading