E-DRUG: Medicines related meetings at WHO Assembly next week
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[The 62th WHO Assembly starts next week in Geneva. The agenda is
available at www.who.int/gb
There are several papers involving essential medicines or vaccines:
(Pandemic) Influenza vaccine:
http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_5-en.pdf
Counterfeits: http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_13-en.pdf
And http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_14-en.pdf
Public health, innovation and intellectual property: global strategy and
plan of action
http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_16-en.pdf
Chagas disease: http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_17-en.pdf
Preventing multi-resistant TB:
http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_20-en.pdf
Viral hepatitis:
http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_22-en.pdf
Increasingly, UN organisations and NGOs use the Assembly to present new
ideas or progress reports.
Below an invitation of UNITAID to attend a meeting on their proposal for
a patent pool.
Other meetings involving medicines in Geneva:
Tuesday morning 0800-0900: ReAct and EPN launching on anti-microbial
resistance
Tuesday 19 May, 12.30-1400 Presentation by Jordan on Medicines
Transparency Alliance and the WHO Good Governance on Medicines
Wednesday 20 May 1730-1900: HAI-Global launching the promotions manual
(teaching pharmacy students about promotion)
Wednesday 20 May 1800: UNITAID patent pool (see below)
Thursday 20 May 1730-1900: HAI/KEI meeting on the R&D treaty
The WHO Assembly is open to the public.
If you want to attend, please read the guide for delegates at
http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/A62/A62_DIV2-en.pdf
Your E-drug moderator will be in Geneva to report on these issues. WB]
INVITATION
HIV/AIDS Medicines Patent Pool
UNITAID Briefing for Delegates to the 62nd World Health Assembly
Wednesday 20th May 2009 at 6pm
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Room VIII
The presentations will include an update on the UNITAID Patent Pool
initiative, the missing HIV/AIDS medicines, learnings from patent pools
in other fields, and perspectives from the pharmaceutical industry,
health professionals, NGOs and government representatives.
Interpretation in English-French and French-English will be available.
To register for this event please contact Ms Marie Boroli
borolim@who.int or +41 22 791 37 78.
UNITAID
World Health Organization - 20, avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27 - Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 55 03 - Fax: +41 22 791 48 90
www.unitaid.eu