Comments to the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (“IGWG”)
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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) commends the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property ("IGWG") for undertaking the task of drawing up a global strategy and plan of action that, according to its mandate will aim "at securing an enhanced and sustainable basis for needs-driven, essential health research and development relevant to diseases that dispoportionaletly affect developing countries, proposing clear objectives and priorities for research and development, and estimating funding needs in the area.</p>
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) commends the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property ("IGWG") for undertaking the task of drawing up a global strategy and plan of action that, according to its mandate will aim "at securing an enhanced and sustainable basis for needs-driven, essential health research and development relevant to diseases that dispoportionaletly affect developing countries, proposing clear objectives and priorities for research and development, and estimating funding needs in the area.
