Health products policy and standards
Our team provides authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products and supports countries to formulate evidence-based policies and ensure good practice throughout the value chain.
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12 November 2025
Development of medical device policies, 2nd ed.
A first edition of the Development of Medical Devices Policies was published in 2011. This second edition was prepared to reflect the transition from the...
6 October 2025
Improving access to assistive technology in United Republic of Tanzania (2022-2023): project report
The report summarizes a collaboration between the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania, HelpAge Tanzania and the World Health Organization...
5 October 2025
Enabling rapid access to essential assistive technology in Ukraine (2022-2023): project report
This report summarizes a collaboration between the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022 and 2023. The goal was...
3 October 2025
WHO Drug Information - Volume 39, No. 3
The Third issue of volume 39 for 2025 includes:Consultation Documents: Cefiderocol sulfate tosilate (cefiderocoli sulfas tosilatum) Cefiderocol powder...
Journal articles
The “Square Box”: Therapeutic Equivalence as a Foundation of the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Front Pharmacol. 2020 Sep 11;11:578000
WHO's essential medicines and AWaRe: recommendations on first- and second-choice antibiotics for empiric treatment of clinical infections
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 30 (2024) S1eS51
Identifying and costing common gaps in Central and West Africa pharmaceutical regulation
Front. Med., 05 April 2024 Sec. Regulatory Science
