Belgium and WHO sign new agreement to increase global equitable access to essential health products and technologies
Evidence-supported stage: signed.
Stage as of 2021-12-16. Automated extraction; independent review has not been recorded.
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A source reference may describe an existing instrument, a proposal or several instruments. Separate references are not counts of distinct agreements. A signing does not establish implementation, and missing later evidence does not establish failure or abandonment.
Evidence timeline
| Stage stated | Date | Date basis | Evidence |
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| signed | 2021-12-16 | explicit_date_in_source_text | On 16 December 2021 the Government of Belgium and WHO signed a new €8 million multiyear contribution agreement for the period 2021-2025, to support increasing global equitable access to health products and health technologies globally. Source statement Source tier: official_government; office: who-dg |
Source references
- Belgium and WHO sign new agreement to increase global equitable access to essential health products and technologies. On 16 December 2021 the Government of Belgium and WHO signed a new €8 million multiyear contribution agreement for the period 2021-2025, to support increasing global equitable access to health products and health technologies globally. This contribution will focus on equitable access for health products related to the current pandemic, and health products related to other communicable and non-communicable diseases. Through this support, the Belgium government will facilitate technology transfer through the mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub and work on increasing regulatory capacity and fair pricing. ”WHO is very grateful to the Government of Belgium for their continued commitment to ensuring universal health coverage," said Ms Leen Meulenbergs, Director of WHO’s Department of Strategic Engagement. ”Throughout its partnership with WHO and the programmes it supports, Belgium has taken a leading role in supporting technology transfer and in improve regulatory capacity which are essential to achieve equitable access to health care for all." Belgium is already a co-sponsor of the Solidarity Call to Action. Its support for the COVID Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) and the mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub comes at a critical juncture. Engaging support for innovat Read source 2021-12-17 · source_publication
- On 16 December 2021 the Government of Belgium and WHO signed a new €8 million multiyear contribution agreement for the period 2021-2025, to support increasing global equitable access to health products and health technologies globally. Read source 2021-12-16 · explicit_date_in_source_text
Retained reference ID: agreement-0eed1258ab805a5f96b6. Related records: a9fbf8e412d5b308ca02dac4.
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