After lengthy negotiations, on Friday, 26 January 2018 the World Health Organization’s Executive Board approved a decision to reinvigorate the Organization’s work program on innovation and access to medicines. Here are two quotes from KEI on the decision: James Love,… Continue Reading
The text as of February 21, 2025. Proposal_for_WHO_Pandemic_Agreement_E -Onscreen 21 February KEI’s morning intervention: KEI thanks the WHO for approving a 1pm side event, in room W1, where several NGOs will provide reflections on this negotiation. On a different note,… Continue Reading
Some notes on the informal negotiations on the footnote in Article 11 on the nature of the provisions for transfer of technology in the agreement. Mutually Agreed Process (MAP) With regard to the informal negotiations over the footnote to Article… Continue Reading
These are notes from KEI’s February 18 morning intervention: Regarding the footnote to Article 11, on technology transfer, there has been a long standing dispute over the use of words or phrases like voluntary, mutually agreed terms, in the context… Continue Reading
Some notes on day 1 of the WHO INB 13 negotiations a pandemic agreement. The Feb 6, 2025 version of the negotiating text is here: 6Feb2025-INB-text This is note from KEI’s morning intervention on the footnote in Article 11 on… Continue Reading
Knowledge Ecology International sent a January 13, 2025 letter to the delegates of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) opposing the convening of a diplomatic Conference for a WIPO Treaty for the… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 28 May 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, Oxfam, World Blind Union, and the World Council of Churches on the following topic: Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and… Continue Reading
On May 15, 2024, Health Policy Watch published the latest draft (as of May 10, 2024) of the WHO Pandemic Accord by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB). In order to provide a better understanding of what is and is not… Continue Reading
Revised May 6, 2024 Against the backdrop of the tortuous negotiations among WHO Member States on technology transfer and know-how at the last mile of the pandemic agreement talks, on Wednesday, 1 May 2024, Switzerland offered a surprise amendment in… Continue Reading
This was sent via email today. Jamie ————— May 1, 2024 Anne Yu Director for Global Pandemic Preparedness Development, Global Health and Humanitarian Response, National Security Council Staff, Executive Office of the President Dear Anne Yu, I’m guessing you are… Continue Reading
On January 29, 2024, KEI submitted comments in response the Federal Register notice posted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning, “the Implications of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Commitments/Regimes and Other Proposed Commitments Being Considered Under… Continue Reading