World Local Production Forum (WLPF)

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About World Local Production Forum

It is an initiative of the World Health Organisation.
The first WLPF was organized virtually in 2021.
Aim: Increasing access to medicines and other health technologies.
This forum provides Member States and the global community with a regular platform to shape strategies, galvanize collective action, and foster partnerships on sustainable local production to improve timely and equitable access to quality assured health products.
Secretariat: The Local Production and Assistance (LPA) Unit at the WLPF.
The second WLPF aims
- To provide a global platform to discuss key challenges in promoting local production and technology transfer.
- To explore opportunities and mechanisms to tackle the bottlenecks.
- To promote sustainable local production capacity to improve access to quality, safe and effective health products and technologies.

Key facts about World Health Organisation

It was established in 1948.
It is a United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
It provides technical assistance to countries, sets international health standards, and collects data on global health issues.
It has played a leading role in several public health achievements, most notably the Eradication of smallpox, the near-eradication of polio, and the development of an Ebola
The World Health Assembly, the agency’s decision-making body, elects and advises an executive board made up of 34 health specialists.

Q1) What is Ebola?

It is a viral disease that can cause a severe and often fatal illness in humans. It is caused by the Ebola virus, which is part of the Filoviridae family. Ebola is characterized by a sudden onset of fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache, and a sore throat, which is often followed by vomiting, diarrhea, impaired kidney and liver function, and, in some cases, internal and external bleeding.

Source: Indian delegation led by Union MoS Bhagwant Khuba to leave for Netherlands to participate in 2nd World Local Production Forum