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The list is frequently used by countries to help develop their own local lists of essential medicines. [2] As of 2016, more than 155 countries have created national lists of essential medicines based on the World Health Organization's model list. [1] This includes both developed and developing countries. [2] [3]
The mission of the Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines of the World Health Organization is "to help save lives and improve health by closing the huge gap between the potential that essential drugs have to offer and the reality that for millions of people – particularly the poor and disadvantaged – medicines are unavailable, unaffordable, unsafe or improperly used."
The selection and use of essential medicines: report of the WHO Expert Committee, 2017 (including the 20th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the 6th Model List of Essential Medicines for Children). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl: 10665/259481. ISBN 978-92-4-121015-7. ISSN 0512-3054. WHO technical report series; no. 1006.
Essential medicines should be accessible to people at all times, in sufficient amounts, and be generally affordable. [2] Since 1977, the WHO has published a model list of essential medicines, with the 2019 list for adult patients containing over 400 medicines. [3] Since 2007, a separate list of medicines intended for child patients has been ...
The WHO/HAI project selects 50 medicines to survey, including 14 global core medicines, 16 regional core medicines and 20 supplementary medicines. When comparing prices, one dosage form and strength is specified for each medicine. To calculate affordability, a typical treatment schedule for a named indication is specified. For example, [6]: 95
LONDON (Reuters) -Obesity drugs will not join the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest essential medicines list, but treatments for diseases, including Ebola and multiple sclerosis will ...
The classification was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and launched in 2017. [1] It is an aspect of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. [3] The classification as of 2021 covers 258 items. [1] Challenges in its implementation include lack of awareness, little political will, and few resources. [6]
The first edition was published by the WHO on 15 May 2018, and complements the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML), which was published more than 40 years earlier. [1] [8] More than 150 countries have adapted the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. [7] A second edition was published in July 2019, [3] and a third in 2020. [4]