An open ended meeting of World Health Organization (WHO) will be held at Geneva from November 26, 2012 to November 28, 2012. The main objective of the meeting is to analyze the report and the feasibility of the recommendations proposed by the "Consultative Expert Working Group (CEWG)" on Research and Development and to develop the proposals or options relating to research coordination, financing, and monitoring of research and development expenditures. Besides it, there are also other agenda like election of the officers. In this article, we will discuss the WHO concept of new models for financing the research and development for neglected diseases that affects the poor people of developed countries.
The 58th Session of WHO decided to establish an intergovernmental working group according to the recommendation of the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health. The responsibilities of the working group will be to examine the financing and coordinating the research and the development for providing medical facilities to the under privileged section of the developing countries. The 59th Session World Health Assembly agreed to establish an intergovernmental working group as per the recommendation of 58th Session. The Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG) adopted a comprehensive plan on public health, innovation and intellectual property after prolonged discussions between December2006 to May 2008. The "Expert Working Group (EWG) on R&D: Coordination and Financing, was established to implement the recommendations of "IGWG" in November, 2008. "EWG" submitted its final report to 63th World Health Assembly in 2010. Most of member states from the developed countries raised objection to the reports. Their grievances were
- "EWG" had failed to give the proper attention to the need to delink the costs of research and development from the price of health products.
- The committee did not study elaborately on the broader aspect of health system barriers that provided the limited access to care.
- There was no proposal to improve the mechanism of coordination among the member states.
To pacify the agitating nations the 63th World Health Assembly decided to establish "Consultative Expert Working Group (CEWG)" in 2010.
CEWG held three meetings after its formation. All the meetings were held in Geneva from April, 2011 to November, 2011. The details of the meeting can be obtained from the following links:-
First CEWG meeting,, Second CEWG meeting, and Third CEWG meeting.
CEWG held three meetings after its formation. All the meetings were held in Geneva from April, 2011 to November, 2011. The details of the meeting can be obtained from the following links:-
First CEWG meeting,, Second CEWG meeting, and Third CEWG meeting.
The developed nations are eagerly waiting for the outcome of the meeting. They are expecting that an effective step will be taken to eradicate the common diseases of the third world.
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