Second World Local Production Forum: Recommendations

The 2^nd World Local Production Forum (WLPF) in November 2023 brought together a broad global constituency committed to enhancing geographically diverse local production of medicines and other health technologies, including through voluntary transfers of technology. The forum galvanized the sharing of perspectives, policies, technical information and experience to accomplish that objective. It is important that the WLPF initiative is taken forward and the implementation of its recommendations are pursued to help build national and regional ecosystems and to strengthen capacity for local production and voluntary technology transfer on mutually agreed terms to improve timely, equitable and sustainable access to medicines and other health technologies. The WLPF will reconvene in 2025, and all relevant stakeholders are encouraged to strengthen their engagement and provide support to the WLPF and the implementation of its recommendations.