E-DRUG: Invitation to COVID-19 Technology Pool webinar - 14 May, 15:00h CEST
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Dear all,
Health Action International, Knowledge Ecology International, Medicines Law & Policy, Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation, and Wemos would like to invite you to join our side event in advance of the virtual 73rd session of the World Health Assembly. The event will focus on the need and opportunity for a Covid-19 technologies pool in order to ensure equitable global access to crucial health technologies.
Time: 15:00 CEST
Link to register: http://bit.ly/TechnologyPool
We are pleased to have Dr Ellen 't Hoen, (LLM, PhD, Director, Medicines Law & Policy) moderating our speakers, including:
- Dr MariAngela Simao, Assistant Director-General Access to Medicines and Health Products, World Health Organization
- Dr. Daniel Salas Peraza, Minister of Health, Costa Rica
- Roman Macaya, MBA, PhD, Executive President of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund
- Dr Philippe Duneton, Executive Director a.i., Unitaid
- James Love, Director, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
- Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, Director of research, Inserm, France; Chair of the Board, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) and
Medicines Patent Pool Foundation (MPPF), Geneva, Switzerland
- Dr. Carlos Correa, Executive Director, South Centre
- Paul Fehlner, PhD, President & CEO, reVision Therapeutics, Inc
- Charles Gore, Executive Director, Medicines Patent Pool
- Bernard Pecoul, Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
You can register here: http://bit.ly/TechnologyPool
We look forward to seeing many of you on Thursday.
Best wishes,
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Wilbert Bannenberg, MD (no longer practicing), public health consultant
Chairperson, Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation
Netherlands Chamber of Commerce ID 72078839 (Stichting Farma ter Verantwoording)
Bank account/IBAN: NL77ABNA0824948866, Name: Stichting Farma ter Verantwoording (Bank BIC Code: ABNANL2AXXX)
https://www.farmaterverantwoording.nl/information-in-english/