The Netherlands supports the proposal for a global pool of rights to data, knowledge and intellectual property concerning Covid-19 that can be freely shared.
Photo: Pikrepo CC0 1.0This was stated in a letter to Parliament on 7 April:
“In addition to the financial contribution to the research, the Netherlands will offer to help the WHO to further develop a COVID-19 patent pool.”
On 8 April, the Dutch Lower House also adopted a motion requesting the government:
“to show leadership prior to, and during, the annual meeting of the World Health Organization, to speak out explicitly in favour of the establishment of a global COVID-19 pool, and to actively support the World Health Organization in doing so.”
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