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Reforming the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List: essential but unaffordable
24 October 2022 - The Model List of Essential Medicines of the World Health Organization highlights medicines considered the most ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2021
WHO prioritises access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists
1 October 2021 - High prices and low availability still a major barrier for patients’ access to new and old medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2019
Improving affordability of new essential cancer medicines
11 July 2019 - Effective cancer care requires investment in health infrastructure, a trained health workforce, and quality-assured, affordable medicines within ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2018
A global accountability mechanism for access to essential medicines
8 December 2018 - Access to affordable, quality-assured essential medicines is a prerequisite for effective universal health coverage. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2017
WHO labels PrEP an essential medicine
8 June 2017 - HIV prevention medication PrEP has been added to the World Health Organisation’s list of “essential medicines”. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2017
WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics, and adds medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, tuberculosis and cancer
6 June 2017 - New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the ...