On Tuesday, 30 May 2017, India, on behalf of the WHO South-East Asia Region, delivered the following intervention on Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach.
On Tuesday, 30 May 2017, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following intervention on Preparation for the third High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, to be held in 2018. The statement was delivered by Thiru Balasubramaniam.
On Monday, 29 May 2017, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following intervention on the Global vaccine action plan. The statement was delivered by James Love.
14.1 Global vaccine action planStatement:
WHA70: Statement of Portugal on the Global shortage of, and access to medicines and vaccines
Portugal delivered the following statement at the 70th World Health Assembly on agenda item, 13.3 – Global shortage of, and access to medicines and vaccines.
In relation to the Report of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines (UNHLP), the delegation of Portugal quoted the intervention delivered by the Portuguese Minister of Health, Professor Campos Fernandes at the plenary of the 70th World Health Assembly.
WHA70: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International – CEWG follow up
On Friday, 26 May 2017, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following intervention on the Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination. The statement was delivered by Thiru Balasubramaniam.
13.5 Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and CoordinationStatement:
In May 2016, the 69th World Health Assembly (WHA) requested (WHA69.23) the Director-General:
WHA70: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International on antimicrobial resistance
On Wednesday, 24 May 2017, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following intervention on antimicrobial resistance. This statement was read by Andrew Goldman.
KEI would like to call attention to a proposal introduced in the United States Congress, as Senate Bill 771, sponsored by 16 US Senators, and HR 1776, which has 14 sponsors in the House of Representatives.SEC. 409K of the bill is titled, “PRIZE FUND FOR NEW AND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS.”
WHA70: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International on review of the GSPOA-PHI
On Friday, 26 May 2017, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following intervention on the Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property. This statement was read by Manon Ress.
13.4 Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual propertyThe GSPOA evaluation conducted by Capra International was disappointing, raising questions about the terms of reference, and low ambition.
WHA70: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International: Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
On Thursday, 25 May 2017, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following intervention on the Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework (PIP) at the 70th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA).
WHA70: Statement of Knowledge Ecology International on Research and development for potentially epidemic diseases
On Wednesday, 24 May 2017, Knowledge Ecology International delivered its maiden statement to the World Health Assembly on the topic of research and development for potentially epidemic diseases. The intervention was read by Diane Singhroy, PhD.
Seventieth World Health Assembly (A70/1)
Agenda Item: 12.1.3 Research and development for potentially epidemic diseasesRep. Jan Schakowsky Questions Dr. Anthony Fauci on Zika Vaccine Price at House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing
On May 23, 2017, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., asked Dr. Anthony Fauci whether he believed the federal government should use “every tool” to ensure that Sanofi charges a fair price for a taxpayer-funded Zika vaccine that is being developed by the U.S. Army and funded by BARDA.
Dr. Fauci responded that he did not believe that the government had the “mechanisms” to guarantee an affordable price, even when the U.S. government and taxpayers have made a “major investment” in the development of a drug.
KEI has separately uploaded a short clip of the exchange between Rep. Schakowsky and Dr. Fauci:
Additional information on the Army-BARDA-Sanofi vaccine collaboration is available at /zika and /zika-timeline.
Video of the full hearing and copies of written testimony are available via the House Energy and Commerce Committee website: https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/hearings/us-public-health-response-zika-virus-continuing-challenges.
