TWN Info Service on Health Issues (2026)

• Indian Patent Office Refuses Abbvie’s Patent Application on Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir
  (18 May 26)
• EU to restrict Brazilian beef and animal imports over antimicrobial use rules from September 2026
  (14 May 26)
• WHO: World Health Assembly to Adopt Strategy on Economics of Health for All
  by Dian Maria Blandina (12 May 26)
• WHO: IGWG recommends extension of PABS negotiations to WHA79
  by Nithin Ramakrishnan (07 May 26)
• WHO: Member States propose extending PABS Negotiations beyond WHA79
  by TWN (30 Apr 26)
• WHO: EU proposes burdensome "Blended model" - access to pathogen samples and sequence data without benefit sharing contracts (French)
  by Sangeeta Shashikant & Nithin Ramakrishnan (29 Apr 26)
• WHO: MSF calls on EU not to decouple access from benefit sharing in PABS System
  by TWN (29 Apr 26)
• WHO: Director-General steps up efforts for a compromise on PABS System
  by TWN (28 Apr 26)
• WHO: PABS negotiation set to resume, consensus elusive during 'informals'
  by TWN (27 Apr 26)
• Antibiotic-resistant genes detected in newborns within days of birth
  (23 Apr 26)
• WHO: Developing countries seek actions on inequities in international recruitment of health workers
  by Lauren Paremoer & Nithin Ramakrishnan (20 Apr 26)
• WHO: IGWG6 suspended, EU and other developed countries refused to accept equitable PABS System
  by Nithin Ramakrishnan (13 Apr 26)
• WHO: Public Services International call on North to not institutionalize data extraction and biopiracy
  by TWN (31 Mar 26)
• WHO: Efforts Intensify to Find a Compromise Framework on PABS
  by Nithin Ramakrishnan (28 Mar 26)
• WHO: Civil society calls on WHO DG to adhere to access and benefit sharing norms
  by K M Gopakumar (26 Mar 26)
• WHO: Developing countries should not be forced to accept unbalanced PABS system
  by Lauren Paremoer (25 Mar 26)
• WHO: Developing countries reject Bureau's text as negotiation basis (French)
  by Lauren Paremoer & Rajnia de Vito (24 Mar 26)
• WHO: Bureau PABS Text Only Accommodates EU's Unreasonable Demands, Promoting Biopiracy (French)
  by Sangeeta Shashikant & Nithin Ramakrishnan (12 Mar 26)
• Health: CSOs rally against Trump’s trade tactics threatening access to drugs
  by Kanaga Raja (24 Feb 26)
• WHO: EU Backtracks on Pandemic Agreement commitments, Ignores Evidence & Precedents
  by Nithin Ramakrishnan & Sangeeta Shashikant (20 Feb 26)
• WHO: Document reveals questionable practices in pathogen-sharing arrangements in WHO-managed networks
  by K.M. Gopakumar, Lauren Paremoer & Sangeeta Shashikant (13 Feb 26)
• PABS: South seeks stronger text on contracts, data governance, benefit sharing
  by Rajnia di Vito (13 Feb 26)
• UN: Deep funding cuts disrupting global health services, warns WHO
  by Kanaga Raja (04 Feb 26)
• Rights: MSF sounds alarm on catastrophic impact of US aid cuts
  by Kanaga Raja (23 Jan 26)
• Will PABS Bureau Sideline South's Proposals for Standard Contracts?
  by Sangeeta Shashikant & Nithin Ramakrishnan (06 Jan 26)