Nonstate Actors and the World Health Org (WHO) Webinar November 25, 2013

Webinar Agenda: Nonstate Actors and the World Health Organization (WHO) Background on the history of WHO relations with NGOs WHO reform process WHO approach to non-communicable diseases Global Medical Devices Forum The next steps

History of WHO relations with NGOs Traditional policies – policy regarding NGOs in official relations with the WHO Reforms proposed in 2000 went nowhere o Sensitivities about NGOs in domestic politics o Tensions between NGOs and private sector Experience of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Further experiences o Intellectual property o Diet, physical activity and fitness Massive increase in global health spending and new global actors

Current WHO Reform Process Launched in 2011 by Margaret Chan Programmatic, organizational and financial issues Relations with nonstate actors Recent guidance from Executive Board on parallel tracks for NGOs and private sector

Current WHO Reform Process cont. Informal consultations Oct Lively multi-stakeholder debate Recommendations o Propose a definition of nonstate actor o Develop a matrix of types of actors and typology of interactions o Inventory of current WHO engagement with NSAs o Public all documents pertinent to WHO engagement with NSAs

WHO Reform Process cont. Definition of NSAs: NGOs, private commercial entities, philanthropic foundations and academic institutions Three-pronged approach o Due diligence in reviewing relations o Risk management, including conflict of interest, applicable to all o Transparency in relations with all NSAs Further debate scheduled in EB and WHA

WHO Approach to Non-communicable Diseases High-level Summit at UN General Assembly 2011 NCD Allliance GSO and Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration o Roundtable series 2011 o Colloquium series 2012 NCD Global Action Plan mandated by WHO Supporting initiatives for multi-sectoral action mandated by the UN General Assembly o Inter-Agency Task Force on NCDs o Global Coordination Mechanism

WHO Approach to Non-communicable Diseases Formal member-state meetings and consultations on 11 to 15 November 2013 Consensus on Indicators for Global Action Plan Consensus on Inter-Agency Task Force BUT Continuing debate on Global Coordinating Mechanism o Engagement with non-state actors o Organizational structure of mechanism

WHO Approach to Non-Communicable Diseases Scope and purpose of GCM o Coordinate activities through multi-stakeholder engagement and action across all sectors o National, regional and global levels o Implement WHO Global Action Plan Functions of GCM o Advocacy and awareness o Knowledge dissemination and information sharing o Identifying and solving barriers o Advancing multi-sectoral action o Potential sources of financing and cooperation

WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices Multi-stakeholder forum Strong emphasis on health technologies for o Maternal and child health o Non-communicable diseases o Wellness promotion Access, availability, affordability, appropriateness, effectiveness and safety Capacity-building and assessments Innovation and reverse engineering

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