Resolution to the WHO Executive Board on Essential Health R&D

Resolution to the 117th WHO Executive Board on a Global Framework for Essential Health R&D

CPTech Documents

March, 2006. James Love. Real Health News no.4. WHO to Debate Global R&D "Framework."
March 30, 2006. James Love, Working Agenda. At April 28 WHO EB meeting, Brazil proposes work on R&D Treaty.
January 27, 2006. CPTech Statement on WHO EB Resolution on Global Framework for Essential Health R&D.
Related CPTech Page on the WHO Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health.

Draft Texts of the Resolution

January 27, 2006. EB117.R13 [Global framework on ] essential health research and development. - Text of the Resolution submitted to the World Health Assembly by the WHO Exective Board.
January 24, 2006. Draft Resolution submitted by Brazil and Kenya to the WHO Executive Board (EB117/Conf.Paper No.3)
January 20, 2006 Proposal by Kenya submitted to WHO
November 16, 2005 Proposed draft resolution submitted by the Republic of Kenya to the WHO

January, 2006. Background Document for the Proposed Resolution. Prepared by the Kenyan delegation.

Supporting Documents

January 27, 2006. CPTech Statement on WHO EB Resolution on Global Framework for Essential Health R&D.
January 26, 2006. Statement on behalf of Oxfam by John Sulston. Global Framework on essential health research and development.
Jamuary 26, 2006. Statement on behalf of Consumers International by Ellen 't Hoen. Global Framework for Essential Health R&D.
January 25, 2006. Joint letter from 240 scientists and researchers. Open Letter to the Members of the WHO Executive Board.
January 23, 2006. Members of the EU Parliament Dorette Corbey and John Bowis. Letter to Commissioner Kyprianou in Support of Kenyan Resolution on R&D.

News Stories

February 1, 2006. Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest. WHO Addresses Trade, Health, IP, and Innovation.
January 30, 2006. Frances Williams for the Financial Times. WHO to decide on medical R&D.
January 29, 2006. Sangeeta Shashikant for SUNS. R&D resolution, with brackets, to be transmitted to World Health Assembly.
January 27, 2006. Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for IP Watch. WHO Board Wrestles With IP And Public Health Report, R&D Proposal.
January 27, 2006. Kaiser News Network. Scientists Call on WHO To Support Increased Funding for Neglected Diseases, Including HIV, TB, Malaria.
January 26, 2006. Kanaga Raja for SUNS. Public support for Kenya-Brazil move at WHO on health R&D.
January 25, 2006. Reuters. Scientists ask WHO to boost 'neglected' disease R&D.
January 25, 2006. Kuwait News Agency. Doctors without Borders calls for support for research on neglected diseases.
January 24, 2006. Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for IP Watch. R&D Resolution Formally Submitted To WHO Board Meeting.

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