EXECUTIVE BOARD 134th session Agenda item 9.3
EB134/CONF./13 24 January 2014
Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination – Health research and development demonstration projects Draft decision proposed by France, South Africa and Switzerland The Executive Board, having considered the report on the Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination – Health research and development demonstration projects, 1 taking into account the additional information requested by the Global Technical Consultative Meeting of Member States and provided by the proponents of the 7+1 demonstration projects which were shortlisted by the Global Technical Consultative Meeting of Experts; DECIDED to request the Director-General: (1) to consider the demonstration projects in the order listed in EB134/27 and, taking into account the additional information received with the participation of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the CEWG, as appropriate start convening virtual or direct meetings with stakeholders interested in funding and/or implementing the projects. These meetings should aim to develop the project plan and mobilize the financial resources necessary for implementation of the projects; (2) to monitor the progress in implementation and, where appropriate, consider coordinating or combining projects that are closely interrelated or target the same disease or type of product to maximize their effectiveness; (3) to develop, with respect to the mandate of resolution WHA66.22, relevant indicators to measure success in this process and to submit them to the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly. = = =
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Document EB134/27.