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Multidisciplinary Technical Advisory Group established to advise WHO on local production and technology transfer of health products

The establishment of the Technical Advisory Group on Local Production and Technology Transfer (TAG-LPTT) of health products has been finalized by the Local Production and Assistance Unit (LPA) and Access to Medicines and Health Products (MHP) Division of WHO. It has been established with the aim to provide strategic and technical advice to WHO in the field of promoting and strengthening sustainable local production and technology transfer to improve access to quality, safe and effective health products. The establishment of the TAG-LPTT to address current and future global challenges and trends in local production and technology transfer represents the execution of one World Local Production Forum’s recommendations.

More about the role, structure, and beginnings of the TAG-LPTT you may find in the links below.

To read the article, visit:

https://www.who.int/news/item/21-02-2023-multidisciplinary-technical-advisory-group-established-to-advice-who-on-local-production-and-technology-transfer-of-health-products

To read more information on the Local Production and Assistance Unit (LPA), visit: https://www.who.int/teams/regulation-prequalification/lpa#:~:text=The%20Local%20Production%20%26%20Assistance%20