KEI has received a copy of a May 16, 2011 letter from Karl De Gucht to Andris Piebalgs, which discusses (1) the EU-India FTA, and (2) Relations between IPR and development policies. Continue Reading
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced two bills in the United States Senate that would de-link R&D costs from drug prices. The bill names and numbers are as follows:
There is a growing interest in the use of innovation inducement prizes to stimulate investments in medical research and development.
At 18:30 Geneva time on 25 May 2011, during the 129th session of the WHO Executive Board, the EB is considering the following draft decision on WHO reform.
Chair’s text, based on draft proposed by EcuadorThe 29th [sic] Executive Board,
(OP.1) DECIDES to establish an incremental, transparent, Member-State driven and inclusive consultative process comprising of the following elements:
Letter to the 129th WHO Executive Board on conflicts of interest, WHO reform and the future of financing
24 May 2011
NGO letter on Conflicts of Interest, Future Financing, Reform and governance of the WHO.
Dear Members of the Executive Board,
SCP 16: Summary by the Chair
WIPO
World Intellectual Property OrganizationSCP/16/8 PROV.
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
DATE: MAY 20, 2011Standing Committee on the Law of Patents
Sixteenth Session
Geneva, May 16 to 20, 2011SUMMARY BY THE CHAIR
Agenda Item 1: Opening of the session
1. The sixteenth of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) was opened by Mr. James Pooley, Deputy Director General, who welcomed the participants. Mr. Philippe Baechtold (WIPO) acted as Secretary.
Continue ReadingBRICS Health Ministers’ preparatory meeting – May 17th 2011
BRICS Health Ministers’ preparatory meeting – May 17th 2011
Press releaseConsistent with the mandate of the Sanya Declaration of the BRICS Leaders Meeting (14 April 2011), the Ministers of Health of the five BRICS’ countries met on the sidelines of the 64thWorld Health Assembly, on 17 May 2011, to discuss issues of common interest as well as prepare the BRICS Health Ministerial Meeting to be held in Beijing, China, on 11 July 2011. Representatives of WHO and UNAIDS also attended the meeting.
SCP16: KEI intervention on Patents and Health
16th session of the WIPO Standing Committee of the Law of Patents (SCP)
Thursady, 19 May 2011KEI Statement on Patents and Health
KEI is impressed by and fully supportive of the joint proposal of the African Group and the Development Agenda Group on a work program on Patents and Health, which has been published as SCP/16/7. We agree with the comments of the Chair that the proposal is both comprehensive and well thought out.
Civil Society on transparency, public health in TPPA; 28 Senators call for highest standards of protection IP in agreement
On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, eight civil society organizations submitted joint comments and recommendations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Continue Reading
Brazil’s statement to the 64th World Health Assembly on the future of financing
64TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
The future of financing for WHO A64/4
WHO REFORM AGENDA
Provisional agenda item 11STATEMENT BY THE BRAZILIAN DELEGATION
At the outset we would like to thank the report by the Director-General on WHO reform and its future financing for a healthy future. We acknowledge the efforts to reflect comments and suggestions presented by Member-States throughout the ongoing consultation process and believe the document is a good basis for our continued debate on this important issue.