# \[e-drug\] Patent Pool session at the 62nd WHA

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E-DRUG: Patent Pool session at the 62nd WHA  
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HIV/AIDS Medicines Patent Pool  
UNITAID Briefing for Delegates to the 62nd World Health Assembly  
&nbsp;&nbsp;  
Wednesday 20th May 2009, 18h -20h  
Palais des Nations, Geneva - Room VIII

Moderator: Charles Clift, Senior Adviser Access to Medicines, Department for International Development (UK)

Welcome and opening  
Dr Philippe Douste-Blazy, Chair of UNITAID Board and UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development

Panel  
Update on the UNITAID Patent Pool initiative  
Ellen 't Hoen, Senior Adviser IP and Medicines Patent Pool, UNITAID

Patent Pool and the missing HIV/AIDS medicines  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr Alexandra Calmy, Cheffe de clinique scientifique, Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Unité VIH/SIDA, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève and HIV adviser Médecins sans Frontières Access Campaign

A country perspective  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Albert Mwango, ARV Programme Coordinator, Ministry of Health, Republic of Zambia (TBC)

Patent pools: what to learn from other fields of technology?  
Ms. Hélène Jay, Director Business Development Europe, Via Licensing

An industry Perspective  
Mr. Gregg Alton, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Gilead

The GSK Patent Pool  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Jon Pender, Director Government Affairs, Global Access, IP & HIV/AIDS Issues, GSK

Generic industry perspective on the HIV/ AIDS medicines patent pool  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Greg Perry, Director General, European Generics medicines Association

Towards the patent pool  
Ms. Katy Athersuch, Coordinator, UK Stop AIDS Campaign

Questions and Answers

Wrap up and Conclusions, Dr Jorge Bermudez, Executive Secretary, UNITAID

Interpretation in English-French and French-English will be available.

For information contact: Borolim@who.int