WHO, WIPO, WTO to host symposium on boosting manufacturing for non-communicable diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO will hold the 11th Trilateral Technical Symposium on “Strengthening Manufacturing Capacities to Respond to the Non-Communicable Diseases Burden” on 13 December 2024 at the WTO. The deadline for registration is 9 December.
Taken together, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases account for 74% of all deaths globally, killing 41 million people each year, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. The health and economic impact of NCDs is therefore substantial. Without increased investment, policy reform and attention to the structural and systemic drivers of ill health, this burden will continue to grow.
Against this background, the objective of the Symposium is to explore the extent to which strengthened manufacturing capacity and its diversification through local and regional initiatives and coordination of efforts can promote innovation and enhance access to health technologies for the prevention, detection and treatment of NCDs.
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