Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment

EVENT: R&D to Meet the Health Needs of Developing Countries
A discussion on the WHO CEWG and its recent report on global health research and development

Monday, May 7, 2012
11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Results for Development Institute
1100 15th St., NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005

In early April, the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultative Expert Working Group (CEWG) on financing and coordination of R&D released its final report, “Research and Development to Meet Health Needs in Developing Countries: Strengthening global financing and coordination.” The report provides recommendations to improve global financing for global health research and development (R&D) that will be further discussed at the 65th World Health Assembly (WHA) in May.

In light of the upcoming WHA, the Results for Development Institute, Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health, and Harvard Global Health Institute will be hosting a public event to discuss the outcome of the CEWG process and to delve deeper into current global policy debates on medicines R&D.

Keynote: Introducing the main conclusions and recommendations from the report

• John-Arne Røttingen, CEWG Chair

Panel discussion 1: Discussion of proposals for new financing and coordination mechanisms

• Robert Hecht, Results for Development Institute (moderator)
• Nils Daulaire, Office of Global Health Affairs, Health and Human Services
• Judit Rius, Médecines san Frontières Access Campaign
• Paul Wilson, Results for Development Institute and Columbia University
• Rachel Cohen, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

Panel discussion 2: Discussion of a “binding instrument” on health research & development

• Lawrence Gostin, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University (moderator)
• Suerie Moon, Global Health Institute, Harvard University
• Michael Behan, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
• Benn McGrady, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University
• Jamie Love, Knowledge Ecology International

Light lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to policyassessment@resultsfordevelopment.org

Download flyer here.