Pointed Exchange Of Views At WHO Briefing On Counterfeit Drugs
Work to address counterfeit medicines continues at the World Health Organization, but a meeting late last week revealed ongoing concerns about the way it is being conducted.
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WHO Undertakes Independent Review Of Its Pandemic Flu Efforts
The World Health Organization’s handling of the recent pandemic influenza outbreak will be examined by an independent panel of experts beginning in April. Meanwhile, new reports from the WHO are available on influenza and on intellectual property and innovation.
Public Health Policy In 2010: Research Funding And Regulations
Finding ways to fund research and regulating medication is critical to international public health policy and intellectual property rights specialists in 2010.
Global Fund Reports On Progress Toward UN Health Goals
The United Nations goal of eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS is within reach, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said in a progress report released today.
Year Ahead: Reforming Global IP Systems – Trends In A2K In 2010
Ensuring public access to knowledge while supporting intellectual property rights cuts across broad areas such as internet availability, public health, education and culture, climate change, and basic technical standards. And while the non-profit movement that has worked to encourage access is facing serious challenges this year, they are set to fight it out in the various fora related to essential drugs, books and academic journals, and software again in 2010.
OMS: nouvelle réunion de négociation concernant la grippe H1N1 et l’échange des virus et audition devant le Conseil de l’Europe
Un accord prévoyant l’échange d’informations sur les virus et le partage des avantages liés à la gestion des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui en découlent devrait être conclu dans le cadre d’une nouvelle négociation intergouvernementale organisée sous les auspices de la directrice générale de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé.
منظمة الصحة العالمية تحدد موعدا لعقد اجتماع جديد بشأن الأنفلونزا وتبادل الفيروسات بعد أن بدأت أوروبا في التحقيق في “هراء” هذه المنظمة
يُؤمل أن تُوضع اللمسات الأخيرة على اتفاق بشأن المواد المتعلقة بتبادل الفيروسات والفوائد وإدارة حقوق الملكية الفكرية المرتبطة بها من خلال دورة من المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية التي تيسّرها المديرة العامة لمنظمة الصحة العالمية.
欧洲审议WHO“无稽之谈”之际WHO筹备关于流感及病毒共享的新会议
通过世界卫生组织干事长的协调而进行的一个新的政府间谈判，将有望达成一项有关共享病毒材料及其收益与管理相关知识产权的协议。
La OMS organiza nueva reunión sobre la gripe y el intercambio de virus gripales, mientras Europa analiza los “disparates” de la OMS
Se espera que una nueva negociación intergubernamental facilitada por la directora general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud permita lograr un acuerdo sobre intercambio de materiales relacionados con los virus, compartición de beneficios y gestión de los derechos de propiedad intelectual conexos.
UN Human Rights Body Examines WIPO Development Agenda, Tech Transfer, WHO
A high-level task force on the right to development last week released two new reports at the United Nations, the results of technical missions to the World Intellectual Property Organization on its Development Agenda and to the World Health Organization on its strategy on intellectual property.