WHO model list of essential medicines - 21st list, 2019
23 July 2019
| Technical document
Overview
The core list presents a list of minimum medicine needs for a basic health-care system, listing the most efficacious, safe and cost–effective medicines for priority conditions. Priority conditions are selected on the basis of current and estimated future public health relevance, and potential for safe and cost-effective treatment.
WHO Team
Essential Medicines (EML),
Health Product Policy and Standards (HPS),
Medicines Selection, IP and Affordability (MIA)
Number of pages
64
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06
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