Implementation of Public Health Sensitive Trips Flexibility In The Harare Protocol
CIVIL SOCIETY OPEN LETTER ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SENSITIVE TRIPS FLEXIBILITY IN THE HARARE PROTOCOL 13 th November 2019 The undersigned civil society organizations (CSOs) call on Ministers participating in the upcoming ARIPO Ministerial Meeting to establish a transparent Member State TRIPS Flexibilities Working Group that includes participation of civil society as well as experts from UNDP to discuss implementation of public health sensitive TRIPS flexibilities in the Harare Protocol in particular the detailed proposals that have been presented by civil society. The 16th Session of the Council of Ministers of ARIPO mandated the Secretariat to “explore and formulate concrete proposals aimed at addressing policy and legal incoherence that impact access to health technologies and in the Member States of ARIPO, take actions accordingly and report to the Governing Bodies of the Organization”. This mandate followed from the 2017 High-Level Meeting on P...