On January 29, 2024, KEI submitted comments in response the Federal Register notice posted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning, “the Implications of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Commitments/Regimes and Other Proposed Commitments Being Considered Under… Continue Reading
On Saturday, 27 January 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the recommendations of the independent WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. EB 154: KEI statement on Economics and health for all KEI read… Continue Reading
On 25 January 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this statement on WHO’s work in health emergencies. There is an ongoing need to make investments in countermeasures to tackle possible pandemics. The current systems of incentives for drug development are… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 24 January 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. The innovation for… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 24 January 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on Universal Health Coverage. In order to achieve universal health coverage with access to medicine for all, governments need to de-link the incentives to invest in R&D… Continue Reading
On Monday, 22 January 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement at the 154th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board on the Draft fourteenth general programme of work. EB 154: KEI statement on the Draft… Continue Reading
On 4 December 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a document entitled Matters emanating from the Agile Member States Task Group on Strengthening WHO’s Budgetary, Programmatic and Financing Governance: Proposals for improving the effectiveness of the WHO governing bodies.… Continue Reading
KEI statement to the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations December 7, 2023 KEI agrees with others that the IHR regulations should incorporate measures to address equitable access to products. KEI reminds delegations that in 2019, the… Continue Reading
INB 7 Written statement by Knowledge Ecology International November 2023 The current draft of the pandemic accord includes provisions on limitations and exceptions to intellectual property rights that while well intentioned, are problematic. Parties do not need to refer to… Continue Reading
On Monday afternoon, 6 November 2023, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral statement (in person) at the 7th meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB). INB 7 Oral statement by Knowledge Ecology International 6… Continue Reading