<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:dlegge@phmovement.org">dlegge@phmovement.org</a>></span></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span>Please give the below web briefing urgent maximum attention among PHM country circles, affiliates, thematic circles etc. </span></div><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><div class="m_3488692148261229331WordSection1"><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span>The proposed waiver would make it easier for countries to enable domestic manufacturers to scale up local production of diagnostics, medicines and vaccines without threat of sanctions under TRIPS.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span>There is a real chance of getting the 75% country support required to adopt the proposed waiver. <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span>We urgently need PHM country circles to engage with their ministries of trade, foreign affairs and health to explain why they should support the waiver when it comes back to the TRIPS council. <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span>A brief introduction to the waiver is <a href="https://phmovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Legge_TheProposedWaiver_201104.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> but the presentations at the forthcoming webriefing will greatly clarify things for country circles. <u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span>Please urgently promote participation. <u></u><u></u></span></p><span> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PHM Web Briefing: Proposed TRIPS waiver and the scaling up of production of vaccines and other health products in the pandemic context<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Zoom, Friday 6 November, from 1100 UCT<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">The Covid pandemic continues, out of control in many countries. There are several vaccine candidates that may be approved by WHO in the next few months. However, huge advanced purchases by the US, UK, Europe and some other wealthy countries, could mean that the availability of vaccines for low and middle income countries is delayed for several years.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">In May 2020 WHO proposed a Covid – Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) designed to share knowledge to rapidly scale up vaccine production but the vaccine companies refused to participate. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">In October 2020, at the WTO’s TRIPS Council, India and South Africa proposed that the WTO waive the application of certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the duration of the pandemic with a view to facilitating wider access to technologies necessary for the production of vaccines and medicines. The rapid scaling up of local production will be critical in order to ensure wide access to affordable and effective vaccines. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">The waiver proposal was blocked at the TRIPS Council meeting but will return within weeks. If the waiver is to be adopted strong clear advocacy is needed now, particularly directed to those governments who were uncertain or apprehensive about supporting the proposal in the TRIPS Council. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">PHM, in association with TWN, MSF and Section 27, has organised a briefing about the waiver proposal and other issues relevant to a scaling of local production and the necessary technology sharing. <u></u><u></u></p><div align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:219.35pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" width="292" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>Key presenters:<u></u><u></u></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><b>Sangeeta Shashikant, TWN<u></u><u></u></b></li><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><b>Yuanqiong HU, MSF<u></u><u></u></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>Discussant<u></u><u></u></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US">Umunyana Rugege, Section 27</span></b><b><u></u><u></u></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>Facilitator<u></u><u></u></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="m_3488692148261229331MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><b>David Legge, PHM</b><u></u><u></u></li></ul></td><td style="width:240.95pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" width="321" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>Friday 6 November<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>From 1100 UCT <br> (check local times at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/" target="_blank">timeanddate.com</a>)<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b>Click <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4777441664?pwd=cEVrMXZRQjZMSG9QT0RHWUNuZ1hIUT09" target="_blank">here</a> to join<u></u><u></u></b></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:460.3pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" width="614" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b>Further reading at: <a href="https://phmovement.org/the-india-south-africa-waiver-proposal/" target="_blank">https://phmovement.org/the-india-south-africa-waiver-proposal/</a><u></u><u></u></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span></h1></div></div><br>
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