24th Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines

The meeting of the 24th WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines will be held at WHO Headquarters, Geneva, from 24 to 28 April 2023 to revise and update the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc).

Applications for consideration by the Expert Committee consideration are published below.

Interested stakeholders are invited to submit comments on the application in PDF format via email to emlsecretariat@who.int by Friday 7 April 2023,18h00 CEST.

All comments and other information related to the meeting of the Expert Committee will also be published here as it becomes available.

All enquiries regarding the Expert Committee meeting or the application process should be directed to the EML Secretariat.

The Open Session of the meeting will be held on Monday 24 April 2023. Information on how to register to attend the Open Session is available here.

The Secretary

Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines

Medicines Selection, IP and Affordability (MIA)

Department of Health Products Policy and Standards (HPS)

20 Avenue Appia

CH-1211 Geneva 27

Email: emlsecretariat@who.int

Expert Committee Members and Temporary Advisors

Dr Loice Achieng Ombajo

Infectious diseases specialist, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Professor Elie Akl

Professor of Medicine

Professor Zeba Aziz

Professor of Medical Oncology

Dr Rita Banzi

Head, Center for Health Regulatory Policies at the Mario Negri Institute

Dr Francesco Ceppi

Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist

Professor Abdol Majid Cheraghali

Professor of Pharmacology

Assistant Professor Pem Chuki

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacologist

Dr Carlos Cuello Garcia

Pediatrician, Clinical Epidemiologist/Methodologist

Professor Elisabeth de Vries

Medical Oncologist

Professor Wei Hao

Professor of Psychiatry

Dr Patrick Okwen

District medical officer

Assistant Professor Gabriela Prutsky Lopez

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Dr Sangeeta Sharma

Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology

Professor Fatima Suleman

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Professor Zoubida Tazi Mezalek

Clinical Haematology and Internal Medicine

Professor Indah S Widyahening

Professor in Community Medicine

Open session

Applications, reviews and comments

Applications for the 24th Expert Committee

New medicines

Applications for new indications for existing listed medicines

Applications for new formulations/strengths of existing listed medicines

Applications for deletion of existing listed medicines and/or formulations

Other changes to listings

Reviews

Other matters