WHO Guidance Win for People with Albinism, Diabetes

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Insulin injection for type 1 diabetes. © 2017 Science Photo Library via Reuters What may seem like a technical exercise in global health bureaucracy, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) update to its Essential Medicines Lists, will in fact have life-changing consequences for millions of people around the world. By adding therapeutic sunscreen and rapid-acting insulin analogues on September 5, the WHO sent a clear signal to governments: these are not luxuries, but lifesaving goods that should be available and accessible to all, regardless of their ability to pay.Every…

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