Introduction
WHO embarked on 13th Global Programme of Work (GPW13) for strategic direction in Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 (SDG) for health which is vital for the future of our world. Access to effective, safe, quality-assured and affordable medical products (medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, devices) is key to making progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the SDGs. The 72nd session of the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on improving the transparency of markets for medicines, vaccines and other health products in an effort to expand access.
Access to essential medicines has been a priority in the Regional Flagship on UHC. The Health Ministers of the Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region participating in the Seventy-first session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in New Delhi, India adopted the Delhi Declaration on ‘Improving access to essential medical products in the South-East Asia Region and beyond’.
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