Jul 30, 2024 · The World Local Production Forum: Enhancing access to medicines and other health technologies (WLPF) is a WHO initiative that provides Member States and the global community with a regular platform to shape strategies, galvanize collective action, and foster partnerships on sustainable local production to improve timely and equitable access to quality …

The World Local Production Forum: Enhancing access to medicines and other health technologies (WLPF) is a WHO initiative that provides Member States and the global community with a regular platform to shape strategies, galvanize collective action, and foster partnerships on sustainable local production to improve timely and equitable access to ...

Dec 5, 2024 · The upcoming third edition in 2025 will continue this trajectory, with a focus on propelling advancements in local production, technology transfer, and equitable healthcare access. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized the importance of local production in his recorded message to AIM Congress 2024 attendees.

Jan 3, 2021 · The Local Production & Assistance (LPA) Unit supports Member States in strengthening sustainable local production and technology transfer to improve access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable medicines and other health technologies, by applying a holistic and strategic approach in collaboration with governments, partners, and other stakeholders.

Sep 10, 2023 · Local production and technology transfer has been viewed by countries and regions as a strategy to improve timely, equitable access to quality, safe, and effective health products and contribute toward achieving the health-related targets of the SDGs. The Local Production and Assistance Unit in the Regulation and Prequalification Department, Access to …

The World Local Production Forum provides the global community – Member States, industry, academia, civil societies, UN agencies, international organizations, and other stakeholders – with a regular global platform to address challenges, harness opportunities, nurture partnerships and collectively shape the direction of local production.

Strengthening local production is a cross-cutting endeavour. Sustainable local production requires effective multisectoral collaboration in order to promote enabling investment, legal and technical environments. In many LMICs, the capacity of both local manufacturers to produce and supply quality medical products and the national

Nov 17, 2023 · The 2nd World Local Production Forum (WLPF), held in The Hague from November 6 to 8, 2023, concluded with a set of comprehensive recommendations aimed at galvanizing regional partnerships for sustainable local production and equitable access to medicines and health technologies. The recommendations emphasize the critical role of …

Dec 18, 2024 · Public notice & CommentDeadline for public comments: 03 January 2025, 16:00 CETFollowing a public call for experts and a rigorous selection process, the World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to announce the addition of five new members to the existing group of eight members for the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Local Production and …

Nov 17, 2022 · The group is composed of renowned experts with knowledge and expertise in a broad range of disciplines relevant to local production and technology transfer of health products, including policy coherence, financing, business and market environments, investments, human capital developement, infrastructure, research and development, production ...