Training and capacity building
Training and capacity building is one of the main activities in the field of public health and intellectual property. WHO participated or organized the following events:
2012
- "Workshop on Intellectual Property and Public Health" organized by the WTO Secretariat in collaboration with the Secretariats of WHO and WIPO, Geneva, 9 - 12 October 2012
- “Joint WHO/WTO training programme on IP and Public Health - WTO Workshop on IP and Public Health for Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus Countries”, Zagreb, Croatia, 26 - 28 September 2012
- “WTO Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property, Public Health and Environment Policy for Asian and Pacific Region” in collaboration with UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division and the International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10 - 12 July 2012
- "WIPO-WTO Colloquium for teachers of intellectual property" organized by WIPO and WTO, Geneva, 11 - 22 June 2012
- “WTO Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property and Public Policy for Arab and Middle East Countries”, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 28 - 31 May 2012
- Trends in the pharmaceutical industry and potential impact on future innovation and access to medicines, Geneva, 25 April 2012
- “WIPO-WTO Advanced Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials” organized by WIPO and WTO, 12 - 23 March 2012
- “Regional Seminar for Certain Latin American and Caribbean Countries on the Implementation and Use of Several Patent-Related Flexibilities” organized by WIPO in cooperation with the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia, 6 - 8 February 2012
2011
- "Workshop on Intellectual Property and Public Health" organized by the WTO Secretariat in collaboration with the Secretariats of WHO and WIPO, Geneva, 10-13 October 2011
- "WIPO-WTO Colloquium for teachers of intellectual property" organized by WIPO and WTO, Geneva, 20 June - 1 July 2011
- "WIPO-WTO Advanced course on intellectual property for government officials" organized by WIPO and WTO, Geneva, 16-27 May 2011
- WHO Headquarters and the WHO European Regional Office collaborated with WTO in the organization of a Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries on Intellectual Property and Public Policy, Vienna, 26-28 January 2011
2010
- "WTO workshop of WTO LDC country members and observers from the French speaking African countries on the assessment of priority needs to implement the TRIPS Agreement", Senegal, 9-11 November 2010
- "Workshop on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health" organized by WTO, Geneva, 21-24 September 2010
- "WTO workshop of WTO LDC country members and observers from the Asia-Pacific region on the assessment of priority needs to implement the TRIPS Agreement", Bangladesh, 27-29 July 2010
- "WIPO-WTO Colloquium for teachers of intellectual property" organized by WIPO and WTO, Geneva, 28 June - 9 July 2010
- "Advanced course on intellectual property for government officials" organized by WIPO and WTO, Geneva, 26-29 April 2010
- "Advanced regional seminar for WTO Members and observers in Asia and the Pacific on TRIPS standards and public policy options" organized by WTO, Singapore, 25-29 January 2010
Collaboration with WIPO Academy
WHO is also collaborating closely with the WIPO Academy and is participating in the WIPO-ARIPO-Africa University Masters Degree in Intellectual Property where WHO is responsible for teaching a module on public health and intellectual property.