WHO Bulletin Focusses On BRICS And Global Health 02/06/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The June edition of the World Health Organization monthly Bulletin is dedicated to public health and the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). That was a key issue of the recent World Health Assembly, as the emerging economies gain strength and coordinate their efforts to improve health access for their citizens, particularly as they graduate from global aid projects.
WHO Faces Big Impact On Workers, Costs As Polio Strategy Ends In 2018 30/05/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Health Organization faces a significant shift in its human resources status when polio eradication efforts come to an end in 2018, and so far, transition planning has been “sporadic and limited,” according to an independent study.
A Call For Health Research, Innovation In The Post-2015 Era 30/05/2014 by Joséphine De Ruyck for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment In the post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations members must explicitly support research and development, related policies and capacity building with special attention to the low and middle income countries, in order to advance global health targets, experts said at a recent event in Geneva.
South African Trade Minister Davies: Election Result May Mean Fast Action On IP Policy 29/05/2014 by Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Intellectual property pundits have welcomed South African President Jacob Zuma’s decision to retain Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies in the position following South Africa’s May general elections. And Davies in an interview this week signalled that completing the national intellectual property policy may be a top priority.
Overview Of The Nutrition Debates At The 67th World Health Assembly 28/05/2014 by Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Reflecting its growing place on the international policy agenda, nutrition was a major focus of last week’s World Health Assembly.
Get Tested For Hepatitis C! – Interview With Abbott’s Gavin Cloherty 28/05/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Gavin Cloherty is associate director of scientific affairs at the US molecular diagnosis developer Abbott Molecular. Abbott has a long-standing history of developing tests for detecting and monitoring hepatitis, among other areas. With Intellectual Property Watch, Cloherty discussed the burden of hepatitis C, the process of diagnosis and the importance of diagnosis for curbing and treating the disease.
WHO Executive Board Wraps Up Post-WHA Work 27/05/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment At the World Health Organization 135th Executive Board meeting this week, member states discussed improvements to cut down on lengthy World Health Assemblies, and adopted two reports for further discussion on surgical care and anaesthesia, and the health impact of air pollution.
WIPO Committee On Development Has To Settle Again For Meagre Results 26/05/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The World Intellectual Property Organization committee on development closed last week with little to show after a week of unyielding opposing positions on every sensitive issue by several countries. Frustration was palpable as those issues were sent to the next session for further discussions, with the risk of renewed disagreement.
World Health Assembly Approves Plan To Strengthen Access To Essential Medicines 24/05/2014 by Joséphine De Ruyck for Intellectual Property Watch, Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch and William New 2 Comments World Health Organization members tonight approved a resolution aimed at improving access to essential medicines. Agreement came after a compromise on a proposed provision referencing other medicines that are not qualified as essential medicines.
Crisis At WIPO Over Development Agenda; Overall Objectives In Question 24/05/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Development and Intellectual Property finished a weeklong meeting yesterday having not achieved the week’s goals and with harsh words from delegates calling into question the very functioning of the organisation. At the heart of the dissent is WIPO Development Agenda and its implementation in the United Nations agency.