Instructions for applicants preparing a submission for the 2025 meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines

The 25th meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines to revise and update the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), will take place in at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2025.

This document describes the mandatory format and key information requirements for submissions for the inclusion of new medicines and for inclusion of new indications of currently listed medicines for consideration by the Expert Committee.