[Ip-health] WHO's memo on Follow-up to report of the Commission on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Public Health

[James Love]

I just saw this.  As noted by others, a wacky time-line.  Jamie

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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Information Note 32/2006
Subject:  Follow-up to report of the Commission on Intellectual
Property, Innovation and Public Health
Distribution: All staff
Date: 21 September 2006

Resolution WHA59.24 calls for, inter alia, the establishment of an
intergovernmental working group (IGWG), open to all Member States to
draw up a global strategy and plan of action. The following structure
and process will be put in place in order to address this.

Secretariat support within WHO.
(a) The person leading the effort, entitled Representative of the
Director-General on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Public
Health will be Dr Howard Zucker. The Director-General Representative
functions will be additional to his role as ADG/HTP.
(b) The DG Representative will be supported by:
- an in-house steering committee of ADsG and regional offices;
- a permanent secretariat headed by an Executive Secretary - Dr Elil
Renganathan. Dr Renganathan was Director, WHO Mediterranean Centre
for Vulnerability Reduction in Tunis.

The Secretariat will include seconded staff and advisory services
from outside organizations.  See Annex for the structure.

The process of consultation is outlined below.

September 2006   Preparation of issues paper (October deadline)

August - September 2006  Regional Committee discussions

September 2006  Start work on current mandate recommendations

October - November 2006   Hearing sessions

4-8 December 2006   IGWG

January 2007  Progress report to EB 120 in preparation for WHA60

May 2007   WHA 60

The IGWG meeting on 4-8 December 2006 will decide on the way the
process is taken forward.



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