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ResearchoutcomesasGlobalPublicGoods

TenuAvafiaHIV,HealthandDevelopmentGroup

UNDP

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UNSG’sHigh-levelpanelonAccesstoMedicines

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ResearchOutcomesasGlobalPublicGoods

• UNMemberStatesmustincreasepublicinvestmentsinR&DforTB& otherunmethealthneeds

• Universities,researchinstitutionsmustprioritizepublichealthobjectivesinpatent&licensingpractices

• HLPreiteratedimportanceofnormsandprinciplestoguideR&DforunmethealthneedssuchasTBtoensurereturnoninvestmentsandequitableaccess

• LanguagedatesbacktoWHOCEWG,andendorsedbyUNMemberstatesat2016HLMonAMR

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LanguageonR&DinHLMonAMR

• allresearchanddevelopmenteffortsshouldbeneeds-driven,evidence-basedandguidedbytheprinciplesofaffordability,effectivenessandefficiencyandequity,andshouldbeconsideredasasharedresponsibility.Inthisregard,weacknowledgetheimportanceofdelinkingthecostofinvestmentinresearchanddevelopmentonantimicrobialresistancefromthepriceandvolumeofsales

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Transparencyasanenablerofglobalpublicgoods• Governmentsshouldrequireallmanufacturersand

distributorstodisclosetodrugregulatorsandprocurersthecostsof:– R&D;production;marketinganddistribution– Anypublicfundingreceivedinthedevelopmentofhealthtechnologiese.g.taxcredits,subsidies&grants

• Governmentsshouldrequirethatdataonallcompletedanddiscontinuedclinicaltrialsbemadepubliclyavailableregardlessofoutcome

• LeadershiponopenaccesscomingfromWelcometrust&BMGF

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