Four years after the last update in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), patient advocacy groups have called for an urgent revision to include certain life-saving medicines, pointing out that the World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its model list twice over the same period.

Health groups urge India to urgently update its outdated essential medicines list to improve patient access and affordability.

Four years after the last update in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), patient advocacy groups have called for an urgent revision to include certain life-saving…