World Health Organization Documents

• Final Text of the Resolution on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health.

• May 28, 2003. Fourth Report of Committee A. This includes the texts of the resolutions on
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Global Health-Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS
  • Traditional Medicine
• May 19, 2003. Address of the Director General
• May 12, 2003. Document A56/17. Report by the WHO Secretariat. Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health.
• Homepage for 56th World Health Assembly

• May 24, 2003. Proposal by the Delegations of Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Peru, South Africa on behalf of the Members of the WHO African Region, and Venezuela. Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health.
• May 23, 2003. EU Delegation. Proposed Changes to the Brazilian Proposal.
• May 22, 2003. Proposal by the Delegation of the United States. Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health.
• May 21, 2003. Proposal by the Delegation of Brazil. Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health.

• CPTech
  • May 25, 2003. Comment on the Draft Resolutions for Intellectaul Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health.
  • May 16, 2003. Note on WHO report on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovatin and Public Health.
• May 29, 2003. Note from Brook Baker of Health GAP. 56th World Health Assembly and Treatment Access.
• May 29, 2003. Third World Network. WHO Adapts Resolution on IPRs and Public Health After Wrangling Over Text.
• May 27, 2003. Health GAP press release. From 56th World Health Assembly to the G8 Summit: Activists applaud new WHO mandate for 3 million on AIDS drugs in developing countries by 2005, condemn G7 for refusing to pay for it; Demand regular payments to broke Global AIDS Fund.
• May 22, 2003. Medecins Sans Frontieres, Health GAP, Health Action International, ACT UP Paris, Peoples Health Movement, Oxfam, Treatmentg Action Campaign, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Stop AIDS Now!, Stop AIDS Alliance. Joint NGO response to US proposal on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), Innovation and Public Health at the 56th World Health Assembly.
• May 22, 2003. MSF press release on its report opn drug patents released at the 56th World Health Assembly (includes link to full report). MSF Puts Drug Patents Under the Spotlight. This report is the subject of the following news stories:
  • May 23, 2003. Naomi Koppel for the Associated Press. Group: Patents Making Drugs Too Expensive.
  • May 23, 2003. Canadain Broadcasting Co. Patents driving cost of drugs up for world's poorest.
• May 22, 2003. World Council of Churches. World Health Assembly: economic programmes sometimes prevent 'Health for All'.
• May 20, 2003. Heatlh Action International press release. Unaffordable Medicines Data from New Pricing Manual Confirms Problem. May, 2003. Health Action International.
  • Briefing Paper for Delegates.
  • Summary of Recomendations
• No date. Medecins Sans Frontieres, Oxfam, and Health Action International. Joint letter to WHO member country delegations to 56th World Health Assembly.

• May 31, 2003. Clare Kapp for the Lancet. This year's WHA sees rich and poor nations attempt to trash out a deal to improve access to essential drugs.
• May 28, 2003. Frances Williams for the Financial Times. WHO to gain advisory role on pharmaceutical patents.
• May 24, 2003. Jim Lobe for One World. NGOs Up In Arms Over U.S. Move at World Health Assembly.
• May 23, 2003. Frances Williams for the Financial Times. US move on drug patents under attack.
• May 22, 2003. Robert Evans for Reuters. Campaigners urge world pact to make drugs for poor.
• May 21, 2003. Financial Times. WHO to adopt Brazilian model to fight AIDS/HIV
• May 21, 2002. Sarah Bosely for the Guardian. Pricing policies exposed.
• Naomi Koppel for the Associated Press. U.N.: Medicine Prices Vary Dramatically.
• May 20, 2003. Reuters. WHO advises poor nations how to buy cheaper drugs.