Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
The 2019 WHO essential medicine list: narrowing the access gap to innovative cancer treatments
22 October 2019 - The essential medicine list contains treatments considered to be the most effective and safe in targeting global health concerns.
On 9 July 2019, the World Health Organization published the 21st edition of the Essential Medicines List (EML), recommending the inclusion of 28 new medicines.
The new additions were selected through an evidence-based process which assesses the quality, safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of candidate treatments. For the 2019 update, the Expert Committee evaluated a total of 65 applications, including proposals to add new medicines, extend the indication of listed treatments and remove medicines from the list.
