Approximately one-third of the developing world’s population does not have regular access to essential medicines. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines essential medicines as “those that satisfy ...

The Emirates Drug Establishment has decided to cut retail prices for 168 pharmaceutical products across the UAE. These medicines cover a wide range of chronic and serious illnesses like diabetes, ...

They are called essential medicines — drugs that, according to the World Health Organization, “effectively and safely treat the priority healthcare needs of the population.” But availability and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added polypills to its list of essential medications, deeming the combination cardiovascular medications a priority to meet the healthcare needs of people ...

America’s medicine cabinet is dangerously empty. But not for long. September 8th marks National Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day, an opportunity to acknowledge that medicine shortages ...

Access to essential cancer medicines is a major determinant of childhood cancer outcomes globally. The degree to which pediatric oncologists deem medicines listed on WHO's Model List of Essential ...

Re: Urgent Support for the Inclusion of SPF50+ Broad Spectrum Sunscreen in the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines Please accept my greetings on behalf of Human Rights Watch, ...

The World Health Organization updated its guidelines for essential medicines Wednesday to include drugs to treat multiple sclerosis, heart conditions, cancer and more. But obesity medications were not ...

LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organization has added GLP-1 drugs to treat diabetes to its essential medicines list alongside treatments for cystic fibrosis and cancer, and said it hopes this will ...

WHO today published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral ...

Patients in most countries of the world do not have access to basic cancer medicines, according to new research. Their article asked oncologists worldwide to list the most important cancer medicines ...