Global Report on the Commercial Determinants of Health

Scoping and drafting

The first phase in the Global Report’s development was a scoping phase encompassing the commissioning of regional reviews on the commercial determinants, technical consultation, the preparation of scoping papers, and the formation of an Editorial Board as part of a process leading up to the adoption of a conceptual framework and the selection of topics of inquiry.

During the scoping phase of the Global Report , the need to consider the gender, equity and human rights dimensions of commercial determinants was identified. Specific consultations were held to explore this further, including the commercially determined impacts on the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples.

A Drafting Group was convened to support the synthesis of evidence identified in the scoping phase. The Drafting Group contributed structured research on each prioritized topic. These background papers have been synthesized into the Global Report. Concurrently, two internal papers also informed the development of the report. The process, the development of recommendations, and the drafting of the report were reviewed by internal technical networks and overseen by the Editorial Board.

Background papers

The scoping papers support the Global Report's preparation, development, drafting and reception. They review the conceptual and normative landscape for commercial determinants of health, focusing on commercial risks to health, health equity, governance, and commercial potential for health improvement. These papers reflect input from seven Editorial Board meetings and feedback from the third, fourth and fifth ad hoc expert meetings on Economic and Commercial Determinants of Health. They incorporate over 1,000 comments from WHO technical networks at three levels of the organization. The papers combine literature review with extensive expert, editorial, and technical input.