Forty years after creating its “essential medicines” list, which revolutionized the struggle to get drugs to the poor, the agency tackles diagnostics.
Global Health: For First Time, W.h.o. Names Some Lab Tests ‘essential’
DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., NY Times: Science
Mon, 05/21/2018 - 11:47am
Topics: science
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