A/HRC/36/19* United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 24 May 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session 11-29 September 2017 Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Summary of the panel discussion on access to medicines Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present report was prepared in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 32/15, in which the Council decided to convene, at its thirty-fourth session, a panel discussion to exchange views on good practices and key challenges relevant to access to medicines as one of the fundamental elements of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. The Council also requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a summary report of the panel discussion, for consideration at its thirty-sixth session. * Reissued for technical reasons on 27 July 2017. GE.17-08396(E) 