Report of the interagency consultation on local production of essential medicines and health products

Overview

On 25 April 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an informal interagency consultation to discuss local production of essential medicines and health products. The meeting was held at the Chateau de Penthes in Geneva, and was attended by representatives of 14 international agencies and by members of the WHO secretariat (Annex A). A number of presentations were made regarding WHO’s and other stakeholders’ work with relevance for this area), and there was a wide ranging discussion of the challenges faced, opportunities and how best to proceed in the future. This document summarizes a brief, overview of the proceedings.

Access to quality-assured essential medicines and health products remains a challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.