"It appears though that the reluctance to user registration may be slightly softening among experts and countries initially opposed to the idea.)""
"Colombia proposed a three-to-six-month extension to allow continued work which was supported by many members including Bangladesh and Egypt. But the minister-facilitator on development reported that two members were not ready to approve an extension. No decision was recorded."
GHF: "Experts also highlighted the limitations of using Unique Persistent Identifiers (UPIs) as a de facto function for traceability."
"prospective candidate status and leave status of internal candidates; electoral campaign activities at sessions of the regional committees; and support for candidates attending the interviews at the 160th session of the Board"
"The TNVCs moratorium was due to expire at MC14. Colombia argued forcefully that it was incoherent for the e-commerce moratorium to continue receiving political attention while the TNVCs moratorium, an instrument Colombia framed as essential for public health, was allowed to lapse."
"In the context of the relevant Rules of Procedure, resolutions and decisions, the report will address the following matters related to the Director-General election process: dates for the candidates’ forums and proposed detailed arrangements for the interviews of candidates at the first forum"
At the 159th session of the WHO EB in May 2026, an additional 10 EB members will rotate in. #EB159 #EB160
EB members for the 160th session include: Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, Panama, Nepal, Thailand, Bulgaria, Israel, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Brunei, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Solomon Islands.
The 160th session of the @who.int Executive Board serves as a selection committee to nominate "up to three candidates for consideration by the World Health Assembly, which then appoints the Director-General". #EB160 #WHA80 @who.int
Thiru Balasubramaniam
Thiru Balasubramaniam
TWN: "Colombia, Bangladesh and India pushed for any extension on e-commerce to be linked to the TRIPS non-violation complaints (TNVCs) moratorium, which prevents WTO members from bringing non-violation complaints under the TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property."
