TUESDAY, Sept. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The World Health Organization published updated editions of its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) to include new treatments for several cancers as well as for diabetes and related conditions such as obesity.

The WHO EML and EMLc highlight medicines that address priority health needs worldwide. More than 150 countries use them as a foundation for public sector procurement, medicine supply, and health insurance or reimbursement programs.

The WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines reviewed 59 applications, resulting in the addition of 20 new medicines to the EML, 15 to the EMLc, and new indications for seven existing medicines.

The committee found strong evidence that

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