ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0021.13-13 | Identifying Health Disparities and Improving Access to Healthcare | ESPEYB21

13.13. Refocusing the World Health Organization's model list of essential medicines on the needs of low and middle income countries

VJ Wirtz , AL Gray , S Sharma , J Sun , HV Hogerzeil

Brief Summary: This commentary argues to refocus the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines on the needs of low and middle-income countries, reiterating the original goals of the process to promote equitable access to medicine and improve health globally.The World Health Organization (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines, first published in 1977, is designed to promote equitable access to essential medicines that address the priority health needs of pop...