Thread by @WHO

Live: Launch of the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool pscp.tv/w/cZ_KLDI2MTAy…

"Since the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic, science has been at the heart of WHO’s efforts to suppress transmission and save lives"-@DrTedros

"Science is moving with incredible speed. Almost every day there is more news about research into vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics.

But will all people benefit from these tools? Or will they become another reason people are left behind?"-@DrTedros #COVID19

"A month ago, WHO and partners launched the ACT Accelerator, to speed up the development, production and equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics for #COVID19"-@DrTedros

"Today we are joining 35 countries and numerous partners to launch the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool, or C-TAP.

C-TAP was first proposed by President @CarlosAlvQ of #CostaRica, and I’d like to thank His Excellency the President for his leadership and solidarity"-@DrTedros

"C-TAP is a sister initiative of the ACT Accelerator and offers concrete actions to achieve the objective of the ACT Accelerator, which is equitable access"-@DrTedros #COVID19

"C-TAP has 5⃣ priorities:

1⃣ public disclosure of gene sequencing research

2⃣ public disclosure of all clinical trial results"-@DrTedros

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"C-TAP has 5⃣ priorities:

3⃣ encouraging govts & research funders to include clauses in contracts with pharmaceutical companies about equitable distribution & publication of trial data

4⃣ licensing treatments and vaccines to large and small producers"-@DrTedros

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"C-TAP has 5⃣ priorities:

5⃣ promoting open innovation models and technology transfer that increase local manufacturing and supply capacity"-@DrTedros

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"Through C-TAP, we are inviting companies or governments that develop an effective therapeutic to contribute the patent to the Medicines Patent Pool, which would then sub-license the patent to generic manufacturers"-@DrTedros #COVID19

"C-TAP is voluntary, and builds on the success of the Medicines Patent Pool in expanding access to treatments for HIV and hepatitis C.
WHO recognizes the important role that patents play in fuelling innovation. But this is a time when people must take priority"-@DrTedros #COVID19

"Tools to prevent, detect and treat #COVID19 are global public goods that must be accessible by all people.

Science is giving us solutions, but to make those solutions work for everyone, we need solidarity"-@DrTedros

"#COVID19 has highlighted the inequalities of our world. But it’s also offering us an opportunity to bridge those inequalities and build a fairer world – a world in which health is not a privilege for the few, but a common good"-@DrTedros

The full remarks by @DrTedros ⬇️ bit.ly/2TSpfqN

30 countries & multiple international partners and institutions have signed up to support the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool in a bid to make vaccines, tests, treatments and other health technologies to fight COVID-19 accessible to all.

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The #COVID19 Technology Access Pool aims to:
🔬 Accelerate the discovery of vaccines, medicines & other technologies through open-science research
🏁 Fast-track product development by mobilizing additional manufacturing capacity

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The #COVID19 Technology Access Pool will be voluntary and based on social solidarity.
It will provide a one-stop shop for scientific knowledge, data and intellectual property to be shared equitably by the global community.

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5⃣ key elements to the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool initiative:

1⃣Public disclosure of gene sequences & data
2⃣Transparency around the publication of all clinical trial results

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5⃣ key elements to the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool initiative:

3⃣Governments & other funders are encouraged to incl. clauses in funding agreements with pharmaceutical companies & other innovators about equitable distribution, affordability & the publication of trial data

5⃣ key elements to the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool initiative:

4⃣Licensing any potential treatment, diagnostic, vaccine or other health technology to the Medicines Patent Pool

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5⃣ key elements to the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool initiative:

5⃣ Promotion of open innovation models & technology transfer that increase local manufacturing & supply capacity

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The Medicines Patent Pool is a @UN-backed public health body that works to increase access to & facilitate the development of, life-saving medicines for low- and middle-income countries.

https://twitter.com/who/status/1266405408396230659

The #COVID19 Technology Access Pool was first proposed in March by President @CarlosAlvQ of #CostaRica🇨🇷
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