Comments on: WHO Expert Group To Recommend Binding R&D Treaty Negotiation http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/12/14/who-expert-group-to-recommend-binding-rd-treaty-negotiation/ Original news and analysis on international IP policy Wed, 22 May 2013 20:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: EU Health Cooperation: Room For Improvement | Intellectual Property Watch http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/12/14/who-expert-group-to-recommend-binding-rd-treaty-negotiation/comment-page-1/#comment-5549007 EU Health Cooperation: Room For Improvement | Intellectual Property Watch Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:17:14 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=18590#comment-5549007 [...] considerations apply to the operational models the WHO has called for to finance R&D for diseases of the poor and ensure long-term access to medicines. They encompass direct grants, equitable licensing, pooled [...]

]]> By: WHO Board Considers Reform, Director Re-Election, Key IP-Related Issues | Intellectual Property Watch http://www.ip-watch.org/2011/12/14/who-expert-group-to-recommend-binding-rd-treaty-negotiation/comment-page-1/#comment-4904604 WHO Board Considers Reform, Director Re-Election, Key IP-Related Issues | Intellectual Property Watch Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:15:12 +0000 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=18590#comment-4904604 [...] Meanwhile, the proposed negotiation of a treaty on financing and coordination of R&D for neglected diseases and other medical products may test the WHO’s ability to provide a forum for member states to reach agreement on sticky issues. A consultative WHO expert group in November agreed to recommend the negotiation of a binding treaty (IPW, WHO, 14 December 2011). [...]

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