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Interim analysis on universal access to essential medicines

Content Editor: Dr. Sangya Chaudhary

October 12, 2023 at 12:30:00 PM

Global Health, Sustainable Development Goals

Content Editor: Dr. Sangya Chaudhary

  • One of the key UN Sustainable Development Goals is universal access to essential medicines (UN's SDG 3).

  • However, the progress towards universal access to essential medicines is lagging in 2023.  

  • The World Health Organization's 2025 target of "an additional billion people accessing medicines without financial hardship" is less than halfway achieved.  

  • The 2023 UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) is expected to bring outcomes that may significantly impact this issue. 

  • This assembly will provide a pivotal opportunity for change, including:

  1. Demanding new policies

  2. Increasing investments

  3. Global partnerships 

  • The UNGA 78 includes the SDG Summit and the U.N. high-level meetings, which were held in the month of September 2023. 

  • The focus was on:

  1. Meaningful private sector involvement 

  2. Concrete action to bridge gaps in access 

  3. Aid in achieving global health objectives

  • A remarkable example was Viatris, a global medicines supplier, which reached a billion patients in 2022, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts.

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