These are notes from KEI’s February 18 morning intervention: Regarding the footnote to Article 11, on technology transfer, there has been a long standing dispute over the use of words or phrases like voluntary, mutually agreed terms, in the context… Continue Reading
Some notes on day 1 of the WHO INB 13 negotiations a pandemic agreement. The Feb 6, 2025 version of the negotiating text is here: 6Feb2025-INB-text This is note from KEI’s morning intervention on the footnote in Article 11 on… Continue Reading
On Wednesday afternoon, 5 February 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on he 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. EB 156:… Continue Reading
On Thursday, 6 February 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, World Blind Union, World Council of Churches and Oxfam on WHO’s work in health emergencies. The focus of our intevention… Continue Reading
On Wednesday morning, 5 February 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the rare diseases decision under agenda item 6 on Universal Health Coverage. Item 6 Universal health coverage Knowledge Ecology International A challenge for the rare… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 4 February 2024, noted that “WHO’s technical support in technology transfer is not adequately reflected” in the current Executive Board documentation on Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2024–2025. Bangladesh’s full statement is reproduced below. Item 23.1… Continue Reading
On Monday, 3 February 2025, the Chair of the 156th session of the World Health Organziation’s Executive Board, Dr. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health and Wellness, Barbados, delivered the following opening address. 156th SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Monday, 3… Continue Reading
On Friday, 24 January 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement at the first virtual meeting of the G20 Health Working Group (HWG) convened by the Republic of South Africa. KEI comments at Jan 24, 2025, G20 HWG… Continue Reading
Introduction In January 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) introduced a new NIH Intramural Research Program Access Planning Policy (“IRP Access Planning Policy” or “Policy”). An NIH web page provides links to several documents describing the policy: https://osp.od.nih.gov/policies/innovation-and-translation#tab1/ The… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International sent a January 13, 2025 letter to the delegates of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) opposing the convening of a diplomatic Conference for a WIPO Treaty for the… Continue Reading