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Chan Launches Inquest On Leaked WHO Documents; Meetings Proposed On R&D Expert Report

By Intellectual Property Watch

The first public discussion of an expert report on how to finance the often costly process of research and development to create new medicines, vaccines and diagnostics needed by the poor to address diseases that disproportionately effect them began this week at the World Health Organization. There were immediate concerns about the last-minute release of the report?s full text and concerns from several governments that it came up short on critical areas, and it was decided that an informal consultation process will take place over the next few months. Meanwhile, World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan said she has already begun an investigation to find out who leaked drafts of the expert group?s work to an international industry group in December.

Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).