E-DRUG: WHO 2nd Fair Pricing Forum in Johannesburg
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Dear E-drug readers,
Here is my blog on the three day WHO second Fair Pricing Forum held in
Johannesburg, South Africa and co-hosted by the South African Government.
I hope you find it useful.
“Medical innovation has little social value if most people cannot access its benefits…. this is a global human rights issue,” said Mariângela Simão, Assistant Director General at the World Health Organization (WHO), at the opening of the second WHO Fair Pricing Forum, co-hosted by South Africa, which took place 11-13 April 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Forum brought together over 200 delegates from government, NGOs, academia and industry to discuss how to design a fairer pharmaceutical system where medicines are affordable to those in need and the development of effective new treatments is financed appropriately. Medicines Law & Policy was invited to present the TRIPS Flexibilities Database at the Forum; this database lists instances of the use of provisions in patent law to reduce prices on needed medicines, shedding light on how often they have been needed.
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Kind regards,
Ellen 't Hoen
Ellen 't Hoen, LLM PhD
Medicines Law & Policy
www.medicineslawandpolicy.org
ellenthoen@medicineslawandpolicy.net