The growing trend towards public-private interactions and the impact on public health - 1999

WHO's and other international agencies and governmental bodies' increasingly close collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry has caused HAI and a number of public interest organisations to raise concerns about conflict of interest. HAI has focused attention on this issue at various fora involving WHO and other agencies.

Developments

22 December 1999
HAI responds to draft WHO Guidelines on Interaction with Commercial Enterprises, click here to see comments by other organisations.

October 1999
HAI invited to comment on draft WHO Guidelines on Interaction with Commercial Enterprises.

May 1999
At the 52nd World Health Assembly, HAI focused attention on WHO's increasing dependence on private sector funding in a letter to WHO's Director General. Below are related items of correspondence for those following this debate.

Letter to Dr. Brundtland

NGO statement in support of HAI's letter

Response from Dr. Brundtland