The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of the WHO. The 79th meeting of the WHA was held from May 18 to May 23, 2026, in Geneva, Switzerland. Policies and decisions are largely debated and approved through two… Continue Reading
On Monday evening, 25 May 2026, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization, concluded the 159th session of the WHO Executive Board by exhorting WHO member states to conclude the PABS Annex. His off-the-cuff remarks are captured below. “As you… Continue Reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) sets out the modalities to elect the successor to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, whose term concludes on 15 August 2027. WHO notes: The current election process began in April 2026 when the Director-General invited Member… Continue Reading
On Friday, 22 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement during World Health Assembly deliberations on the Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative. 20.1 Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) will convene a side event entitled, “The future of the WHO EML and access to novel medical technologies”. The panel will take place in the Henry Dunant Room in the Henry… Continue Reading
On Monday afternoon, 4 May 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following opening statement at the 36th session of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property. For development, measures to address access to patented technologies are important, and… Continue Reading
These were my notes from KEI’s intervention on April 30, 2026. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments. This morning, we received the latest version of the Annex. It was 7882 words and 17 pages long, with 450 brackets,… Continue Reading
On Wednesday morning, 26 March 2026, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following oral intervention on the PABS Annex drawn from these notes. The onscreen text that the Secretariat just shared for the PABS Annex includes a number of references… Continue Reading
Among issues dividing negotiators on the WHO Pandemic Agreement Annex on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) are conditions imposed to obtain access to information through the system. One issue that seems basic is whether researchers will have to register… Continue Reading