Essential Medicines List

Proposal for Addition Of Risdiplam to WHO Model List Of Essential Medicines, for the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

Posted on by Arianna Schouten

On November 1, 2024, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) submitted a proposal for the addition of risdiplam to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicine (EML). You can access the full proposal here: risdiplam2WHOEML1Nov2024 The EML, updated every… Continue Reading →

WHO expands the list of essential medicines and proposes a new working group to address ways to make highly priced essential medicines more affordable and accessible.

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On October 1, 2021, the WHO published the new edition of its Model Lists (the EML) of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children. WHO Documents Press Release Executive Summary World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 22nd list… Continue Reading →

KEI Submission to WHO Essential Medicines List – Enzalutamide / Abiraterone Acetate

Posted on by Claire Cassedy

The WHO Essential Medicines List is a major WHO tool used to expand access to medicines.  In 2017, the WHO issued the 20th Essential Medicines List (EML) which was the 40th anniversary of the list.  The WHO is currently in… Continue Reading →

January 2013: Proposal for the inclusion of trastuzumab in WHO EML for treatment of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

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On 14 January 2013, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), the University of California (San Francisco), Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), Third World Network (TWN) and Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network: YP-CDN submitted a Proposal for the Inclusion of Trastuzumab in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for the Treatment of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer to WHO’s Exper Continue Reading →