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. 2022 Nov 8;328(18):1807-1808.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.19459.

Reforming the World Health Organization's Essential Medicines List: Essential but Unaffordable

Thomas J Hwang  1   2 , Aaron S Kesselheim  2 , Kerstin N Vokinger  2   3
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Reforming the World Health Organization's Essential Medicines List: Essential but Unaffordable

Thomas J Hwang et al. JAMA. .
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This Viewpoint proposes restructuring the WHO Essential Medicines List to remove consideration of cost and cost-effectiveness from the expert committee reviews of clinical effectiveness, safety, and public health value, and chartering a new framework for pooled global negotiation and procurement of costly medicines included in the list.

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