Application period open for 2023 update of WHO Essential Medicines Lists
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Dear e-drug,
The meeting of the 24th WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines is scheduled to take place at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on 24 to 28 April 2023 to consider applications seeking inclusion, changes to or removal of medicines in order to update the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children. The application period is now open, and will close at 18h00 UTC on Friday 16 December 2022.
During the application period, applicants are invited and encouraged to engage with the EML Secretariat and relevant WHO technical departments to ensure submissions meet the requirements for content and quality and adequately address the criteria for essential medicines selection.
Updated information for applicants, including details of the required information to be included in submissions, is available on the WHO website at:
All enquiries regarding the Expert Committee meeting or the application process should be directed to the Essential Medicines List Secretariat via email
Bernadette Cappello
Technical Officer, WHO Essential Medicines Team
"CAPPELLO, Bernadette" <cappellob@who.int>