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Intergovernmental Working Group on Public health, Innovation and Intellectual Property

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Date: 4-8 December 2006
Location: Geneva, Switzerland

WHO Member States and other stakeholders are meeting in Geneva from 4-8 December to initiate talks aimed at increasing the research and development for medicines and other medical products tailored to the needs of poor populations.

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