Public health, innovation, intellectual property and trade

Proposals for new and innovative sources of funding to stimulate R&D

Instructions for submission

The web-based hearings will run from 6 March — 15 April 2009. Beginning 6 March, contributions can be submitted via this dedicated website in any of the six official UN languages (i.e. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Submissions must not exceed 10 pages. Contributors should also provide an executive summary of their proposal, which must not exceed 500 words.

All proposals, and a section containing the executive summaries of proposals received will be available on the WHO web site and therefore be in the public domain.

Using the on-line submission form.

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You can also send an e-mail with the required information to: PublicHearings@who.int.

DISCLAIMER

Please note that not all submissions will be posted to the public website. Submissions will be ascribed to the author by stating his or her first name, affiliation and country.

The authors only are responsible for their submissions, and the readers only are responsible for the interpretation of these submissions, whether edited or not. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the participation in these hearings or the use of the submissions.

The details given on the form will not be voluntarily shared or sold to any outside company and will only be used for verification and to identify postings, as described above.

Please note that WHO reserves the right to:

Edit submissions before posting on the site; and contact participants in case submissions require further clarification.

Postings on this site reflect the authors' personal views and not the official position of WHO. Please read the instructions carefully. By submitting ideas and comments in response to this survey you agree to abide by the instructions and accept the terms to which such submissions are subject in all respects.

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