As the World Health Assembly (WHA) approaches in late May, WHO members will discuss a proposed resolution on transparency. The U.S. Congress is also considering a number bills that would require greater transparency, and groups like KEI have asked the… Continue Reading
On Wednesday afternoon, 8 July 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following general statement on model laws at the Sixty-Eighth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). KEI looks… Continue Reading
On Monday, 3 November 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following intervention at the Third meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement. Given the significant attacks on the WHO and the importance of restoring… Continue Reading
At around 6:30 PM CEST on Friday, 19 September 2025, relevant stakeholders were invited to observe the closure of the second meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement and witnessed WHO Member States set an… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following opening statement at the Second meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement. Second meeting of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO… Continue Reading
On October 3, 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) sent a letter to the FDA asking the agency to publish its historical Orange Book data. The Orange Book identifies patent and exclusivity data for FDA approved drug products. The FDA publicly… Continue Reading
The PDF version of the letter has all tables and footnotes: KEI-NIH-28Aug2028 August 28, 2024 Abby Rives, JD Division Director Technology Transfer and Innovation Policy National Institutes for Health Vladimir Knezevic, MD Senior Advisor for Commercial Evaluation Technology Advancement Office… Continue Reading
On July 17, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) joined Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, Dr. Christopher Morten, and Dr. Reshma Ramachandran in submitting an amicus brief in the case of the Center for Investigative Reporting, et al. v. United States… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 28 May 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, Oxfam, World Blind Union, and the World Council of Churches on the following topic: Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and… Continue Reading
On 17 April 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Proposed Bureau’s text in advance of the 8th meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (WGIHR) which meets from 22–26 April 2024. Accompanying… Continue Reading