TLDR:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced the Health Technology Access Pool (HTAP) as the successor to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP). C-TAP was launched in May 2020 to facilitate equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 health products. HTAP builds on the foundation of C-TAP and aims to attract a diverse range of priority technologies to promote access to health products.
The announcement on the licensing of a rapid diagnostic test platform technology serves as an example of HTAP’s approach. WHO will publish further details on how HTAP will operate and the technologies it will target in the first quarter of 2024. The official launch of HTAP is planned for the second quarter of 2024.
Key points:
- The World Health Organization (WHO) introduces the Health Technology Access Pool (HTAP) as the successor to the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP).
- C-TAP was launched in May 2020 to facilitate equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 health products.
- HTAP builds on the foundation of C-TAP and aims to attract a diverse range of priority technologies.
- The licensing of a rapid diagnostic test platform technology serves as an example of HTAP’s approach.
- Further details on how HTAP will operate and the technologies it will target will be published in the first quarter of 2024.
- The official launch of HTAP is planned for the second quarter of 2024.