WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FIFTY-NINTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY Agenda item 11.11 A59/16 Add.2 24 May 2006
Report on administrative and financial implications for the Secretariat of resolutions proposed for adoption by the World Health Assembly 1. Resolution Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health: report 2. Linkage to programme budget Area of work Essential medicines Immunization and vaccine development, and others Expected result Implementation and monitoring of medicines policies based on the concept of essential medicines, monitoring the impact of trade agreements on access to quality essential medicines, and building capacity in the pharmaceutical sector all advocated and supported
3. Financial implications (a) Total estimated cost for implementation over the “life-cycle” of the resolution (estimated to the nearest US$ 10 000, including staff and activities) (b) Estimated cost for the biennium 2006-2007 (estimated to the nearest US$ 10 000, including staff and activities) (c) Of the estimated cost noted in (b), what can be subsumed under existing programmed activities? In view of the square brackets in the resolution, the financial implications are presented on the basis of possible alternatives: (i) Meetings of an intergovernmental working group. (a) One five-day meeting, open to all Member States – the Organization pays for two delegates per WHO region: US$ 390 000. Extra cost for each additional six delegates (one per region) paid for by the Organization: US$ 30 000. For example, if a total of four delegates per region are paid for by the Organization, the cost will be US$ 450 000. (b) One 10-day meeting open to all Member States – the Organization pays for two delegates per region: US$ 520 000. Extra cost for each additional six delegates (one per region) paid for by the Organization: US$ 40 000. (ii) Additional staff costs for monitoring and related activities concerning a global strategy and plan of action: US$ 600 000 per year.
The alternatives identified above are not currently included in programmed activities.
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4. Administrative implications (a) Implementation locales (indicate the levels of the Organization at which the work will be undertaken and identify the specific regions where relevant) Initially at headquarters, but work is also required at regional level. (b) Additional staffing requirements (indicate additional required staff full-time equivalents, noting necessary skills profile) Three professional staff and one general service staff member. (c) Time frames (indicate broad time frames for implementation and evaluation) To be determined in the light of the final resolution
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