Dear Dr Okonjo-Iweala,

RE: The urgent need to agree to expand the WTO June 2022 Decision on COVID-19 vaccines to cover tests and therapeutics.

We are a global alliance of more than 160 organizations and experts from across the world, writing today to urge you to act on behalf of the interests of the hundreds of millions of people across the developing world facing COVID-19 without access to treatments or even tests. We are very concerned about the lack of Decision at the TRIPS Council meeting on the 6th of December and the proposed delay on this urgent matter until June 2023. Each day of delay means more infections, more deaths, and greater difficulties for the global economic recovery.

The WTO has the power and opportunity to help developing countries control the virus by expanding the June 2022 Decision on vaccine intellectual property to cover tests and therapeutics by the 17th December 2022 deadline agreed by WTO member countries.

Read the full letter from civil society organisations & experts urgently calling for Dr. Okonio-Iweala to act on this urgent matter here, signed by the following:

The People’s Vaccine Alliance

1. AbibiNsroma Foundation
2. Access to Medicines Ireland
3. ActionAid
4. ActionAid International
5. Africa Japan Forum
6. African Alliance
7. Ahadi Achievers Empowerment CBO, Ahadi Achievers Empowerment CBO
8. Alan Rossi Silva, Staff Attorney at the Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA)
9. Amira Herdoiza , Executive Director Kimirina
10. Amnesty International
11. Anne Marie Collins, EqualHealth
12. Annette Gaudino, Activist
13. Annie Namala, Convener, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan
14. APCASO
15. Asia Russell, Executive Director, Health Global Access Project (Health GAP)
16. Asociación de Mujeres Gente Nueva (AMUGEN)
17. Asociación de mujeres VIH Santa Micaela
18. Beckie Malay, PRRM
19. BMS World Mission
20. Cadre de concertation des ONG et Associations actives en éducation de base au Burkina Faso
21. Catherine Dimitroulias, President of the Association of Women of Southern Europe AFEM
22. Centre for Health Equity Zimbabwe
23. César Artiga, Presidente de Asociación Generaciones de Paz (ASDEPAZ)
24. CIEDUR
25. Citizens Trade Campaign
26. Civil Society SDGs Campaign GCAP Zambia
27. Coalition for People’s Right to Health
28. Council for NGOs in Malawi (CONGOMA)
29. Diarmaid McDonald, Director, Just Treatment
30. Dini Andriani , Manager Program
31. Diverse Voices and Action (DIVA) for Equality
32. Dr Marlise Richter, Researcher
33. Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener, Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network
34. Dr Rasigan Maharajh, Chief Director of Institute for Economic Research on Innovation
35. Dr Tinashe Goronga, Center for Health Equity Zimbabwe
36. Dr Jonathan Nkalubo, Equal Health – Uganda Chapter
37. EL GADDARI Abdelhalim, Programs director
38. Empower India
39. Engr(Dr.) Janet Adeyemi, National President at Women in Mining Nigeria
40. EQUALHEALTH
41. EqualHealth Global Campaign Against Racism
42. GCAP Ghana
43. GCAP Italy
44. GCAP Sri Lanka-SDG Networks, Secretary General
45. George Carter, Founder/Director, Foundation for Integrative AIDS Research (FIAR)
46. Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)
47. Global Humanitarian Progress Corporation GHP Corp
48. Global Humanitarian Progress GHP Corp, Luz Marina Umbasia
49. Global Justice Now
50. Graham Dutfield, Professor of International Governance, University of Leeds
51. Halley Movement Coalition, Director
52. Hani Serag, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch
53. Harry Prabowo, Asia Pacific Network of People living with HIV (APN+)
54. Health Global Access Project
55. Human Rights Watch
56. Indonesia AIDS Coalition
57. Initiative for Social and Economic Rights
58. INSAF Delhi
59. International Movement for Advancement of Education Culture Social & Economic Development (IMAECSED)
60. International Youth Alliance for Peace Guarantee Limited
61. Jahid Hossain Khan, Grameen Development Society (GDS)
62. Javier Pablo Anamaria , Referente nacional Alterno de ITPC LATCA
63. Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network – Africa (JENA)
64. Judy Taguiwalo, Citizens’ Urgent Response to End COVID-19, Spokepersoj Justice is Global
65. Karimi Kinoti, Interim Policy & Campaigns Director, Christian Aid
66. Karin Slowing Umaña, Coordinadora de Investigación LaboratorioDeDatosGT
67. Keikantse Phele , Keikantse Phele
68. KHANA/Cambodia, Executive Director
69. Kristine Yakhama , Africa Diabetes and Hypertension Association Kenya
70. Labila Sumayah Musoke, Program Officer at the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights Lankaplus Organization
71. Lídice López, corresponsales Clave, Corresponsales Clave
72. Lois Chingandu, Acting Executive Director, Frontline AIDS
73. LUTTE NATIONALE CONTRE LA PAUVRETE “LUNACOP/GCAP-RDC”
74. Luz Marina Umbasia, GHP Corp
75. Magatte MBODJ, Executive Director
76. Manuel Machado, Misión Salud
77. Marije Versteeg, Senior Global Health Advocate at Wemos
78. Mario Gomez, Executive Director, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka
79. Marium Amjad Khan, Program Manager at AwazCDS-Pakistan
80. Martin Drewry, CEO of Health Poverty Action
81. Michael Switow, Founder & Executive Committee member, ONE (SINGAPORE)
82. Mrs Edna Dafe , Projext Director., Women’s Board-ECS
83. Mtra María Angela Elías Marroquín, Universidad de El Salvador
84. Namusobya Salima, Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER)
85. National Association of Non Governmental Organisations,
86. National Campaign for Sustainable Development Nepal
87. National Fisheries Solidarity Movement [NAFSO]
88. Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
89. Networking Community HIV and AIDS Southern Africa, Executive Director
90. NGO Federation Of Nepal
91. Nigeria Network of NGOs
92. NILUFAR BANU PhD, Executive Director. Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad
93. Noakhali Rural Development Society (NRDS)
94. Noé Ivan Flores Sosa , Asociación Hondureña Contra la Tuberculosis
95. Observatori DESC
96. Olayinka Joseph ADEBAJO, Executive Director at One Voice Initiative For Women and Children Emancipation
97. ONE (Singapore)
98. Oumar SOW, National coordinator Gcap- Sénégal
99. Oxfam
100. Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum,
101. Partners In Health,
102. Pauline Muchina, American Friends Service Committee
103. People’s Vaccine Alliance Bangladesh
104. People’s Vaccine Alliance – Asia
105. People’s Vaccine Alliance Africa
106. Peter Owiti , Global Covid Community Board
107. Philip Kalio, Executive Director at Support Initiative for Sustainable Development (SISDEV)
108. Physicians for Human Rights
109. PODER Project on Organization, Development, Education and Research
110. Prof P. Vassie Naidoo, University of KwaZulu-Natal [ People’s Vaccine Alliance, Professor from the University of KwaZulu Natal
111. Brook K. Baker, Northeastern U. School of Law
112. Dr. Jorge Bermudez, MD, DSc, Senior Researcher in Public Health, National School of Public Health/Fiocruz, Brazil
113. Project on Organizing, Development, Education, and Research (PODER)
114. Ayotunde Okelana , Executive Director/Cleannation Foundation
115. Public Citizen
116. Public Eye
117. Raditya, Executive Director at Rumah Cemara
118. Rajesh Didiya, National TB network
119. Rajiv Dua, Chief Executive
120. Ratikant Behera, FSDCA (Foundation for Sustainable Development and Climate Action)
121. Raz Mohammad Dalili, Executive Advisor Sanayee Development Organization SDO
122. Reshma Shakya, Advocacy and Communication Officer
123. Rethink Trade, Director
124. Richard Stern , Independent
125. Right to Health Action, Policy team member at Right to Health Action
126. Rights Initiative
127. RISE TO INSPIRE AFRICA INITIATIVE
128. Roman Rafael Vega Romero, People´s Health Movement – PHM
129. Ronald Céspedes Barriga, Presidente de la Red Latinoamericana GayLatino
130. Rossella Miccio, President of EMERGENCY
131. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor of International Affairs, The New School
132. Salud por Derecho
133. Sarojini N, Founder, Sama Resource Group for Women and Health
134. Sbongile Nkosi, Co-Executive Director
135. SEATINI – South Africa
136. Serendipity Healthcare Foundation
137. Sharad Onta, Country Coordinator, People’s Health Movement Nepal
138. Shihab Quader, Head of International Projects at Yunus Centre
139. Shirin Syed, Research Fellow, American University Washington College of Law
140. Soe Naing, Executive Director, Alliance Myanmar
141. South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication(SAAPE)
142. Steve Lambert, Co-founder and Co-Director at the Center for Artistic Activism
143. STOPAIDS
144. SUNFO-Peoples Vaccine campaign, Director General
145. Suruwat, Executive director
146. Terence Dias, Admin Officer of Noakhali Rural Development Society (NRDS)
147. The Rock of Hope Eswatin
148. Trade Justice Education Fund
149. Tumukunde Initiative Rwanda
150. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)
151. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines UK
152. URUGUAIAN Network PLHiV REDLAC
153. Vaccine Advocacy Resource Group, Vaccine Advocacy Resource Group
154. Vanessa Japtha, Advocacy Manager
155. Vinayaraj V K, Dr
156. Wada Na Todo Abhiyan
157. War on Want
158. Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS
159. Zia ur Rehman , AwazCDS-Pakistan