hrp0086p1-p692 | Endocrinology and Multisystemic Diseases P1 | ESPE2016
Rowlands Amanda
, Mukhwana Renson
, Dipesalema Joel
, Chanoine Jean-Pierre
Background: Access to essential medicines remains suboptimal in Africa. The World Health Organisation (WHO) maintains two non-binding essential medicine lists (EML) (for children and for adults). Individual countries refer to these lists to prepare national EMLs.Objective and hypotheses: To determine which medicines commonly used in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes are included in the WHO and national EMLs in the WHO African region. We hypothesize th...