WHO is organizing a virtual technical consultation session on the WHO BioHub System on 22 March 2022 from 14:00 to 15:30 CET.
The technical consultation is titled ‘Access and benefits sharing and the WHO BioHub System’. The aim of this consultation is to help design the WHO BioHub System through an inclusive, iterative and consultative process on several key topics with various stakeholders including relevant non-state actors. Input resulting from these consultation will allow Member States to have an informed discussion of, and provide input to the WHO Secretariat on, elements pertinent to designing the WHO BioHub System. The WHO BioHub System aims to be a new, fast, and complementary system under development by WHO, with an intended global reach to allow Member States to share non-influenza biological materials with epidemic or pandemic potential (BMEPP) on a voluntary basis to facilitate effective characterization and surveillance of those BMEPP, as well as the timely production and equitable allocation of diagnostic products, devices, therapeutics, and vaccines. More details on the WHO BioHub System can be found here.
To facilitate discussions, participants may read the following background document.
Should you require additional information please do not hesitate to send your inquiry at biohub@who.int.
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