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. 2012;9(5):e1001219.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001219. Epub 2012 May 15.

A new deal for global health R&D? The recommendations of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development (CEWG)

John-Arne Røttingen  1 , Claudia Chamas
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A new deal for global health R&D? The recommendations of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development (CEWG)

John-Arne Røttingen et al. PLoS Med. 2012.

Abstract

John-Arne Røttingen and Claudia Chamas, chairs of the the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development (CEWG), summarize their recent report recommending to the World Health Assembly that a global health R&D treaty be developed.

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Conflict of interest statement

We have been Chair (J-AR) and Vice-Chair (CC) of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination (CEWG) at WHO. This Perspective reflects our views and not necessarily those of other CEWG members, our institutions, or WHO.

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