THREAD: A total of 392 organizations around the world signed a letter to the @UN Sec Gen @antonioguterres and @WHO Director @DrTedros for a fair and equitable benefit sharing on an equal footing on the collective global public health response. More here: https://twn.my/announcement/CSOLetter-Access%20to%20Treatment%20Developing%20and%20Least%20Developed%20Countries.pdf

1. Secure binding commitments from biopharmaceutical companies and other manufacturers for the rapid supply of existing and future medical products, especially diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines to developing and least developed countries at an affordable price.

2. Organize open platforms for the widespread and unconditional sharing of technology and knowledge including technical specifications, designs, blueprints and any other know-how to scale-
up local/regional manufacturing of medical products required for #COVID19 response,..

... diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines; and towards that end to secure binding commitments from
biopharmaceutical companies and other medical product manufacturers.

3. Proactively coordinate and direct #COVID19 R&D by setting up an open innovation platform for the rapid public sharing of all research outcomes, knowledge gaps and problem solving, and towards that end secure binding commitments from entities and individuals engaged in the R&D.

4. Ensure that intellectual property rights do not affect or hinder efforts to curb the #COVID19 outbreak.

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