Negotiations on the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution on local production

Negotiating texts for WHA 74 on local production.

4 December 2020. Concept Note (Text prepared by Ethiopia) Zero Draft resolution on Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access, Dec 04,2020 – WHO Resolution on Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access.

7 December 2020 – Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access – Bracketed text.

13 January 2020 – Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access – post UK additions.

21 January 2021. Strengthening local production of medicines and other health technologies to improve access, EB148/CONF./9, Draft resolution proposed by China, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Togo and Zimbabwe. Text with brackets after WHO Executive Board negotiations.

24 February 2021. Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access (“post clean” version).

5 March 2021. Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access bracketed text.

26 March 2021. Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access bracketed text

19 April 2021. Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access bracketed text This penultimate version of the local production resolution contained the following bracketed language in the preamble describing WTO discussions on a TRIPS waiver.

    PP5 ter alt. Noting the ongoing discussions [in the [World Trade Organisation; Gambia suggest “UN agencies”] [and other international organizations; USA suggest to add] [exploring options; Egypt suggest to add]; Brazil suggest to delete; Eswatini support] to enhance the global effort towards the production and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines and other medical products [including [[creative; [Brazil suggest innovative; Eswatini support] measures; China suggestion; Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Botswana, Bolivia support] [proposals, for time limited waivers of some specified provisions related to COVID-19 products and technologies and other options such as the “Third Way”, for enhanced access; China suggest to remove; Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Botswana, Bolivia support] [for enhanced access to COVID-19 products and technologies, including through local production; China suggestion; Zimbabwe, Botswana support; Brazil, Eswatini suggest to delete] Egypt suggest to delete]. Zimbabwe propose; Eswatini, Botswana, Bolivia, Kenya, Namibia support; EU, UK, Norway, Switzerland delete

28 April 2021. Strengthening Local Production of Medicines and Other Health Technologies to Improve Access. Final clean version of the local production resolution in pdf format

25 May 2021. Strengthening local production of medicines and other health technologies to improve access
A74/A/CONF./1, Draft resolution proposed by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Member States of the African Group and Member States of the European Union

25 May 2021. Financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the Health Assembly, A74/A/CONF./1 Add.1