“This addition to the list would mean many more member states and civil society groups can gain access to this affordable medicine and eliminate hepatitis C by 2030,” theSun theSundaily WHO Malaysia Hepatitis recognise Local LocalNews viral
: The World Health Organization has placed a hepatitis C medication partially developed in Malaysia to its list of essential medicines .
“The ravidasvir listing on the WHO EML is another milestone for Malaysia in its journey of developing a cost-effective hepatitis C drug. It addresses healthcare access, affordability and equity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.” Initiated by the health ministry of Malaysia and DNDi, the development of ravidasvir also involved the health ministry of Thailand, Médecins Sans Frontières, Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Pharco Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmaniaga Berhad.The first very successful hepatitis C medicine, sofosbuvir, used to cost more than RM300,000 for a 12-week treatment, making the listing historically significant for Malaysia and the rest of the world.
At the same time, the ministry was able to combine the usage of daclatasvir and a generic form of sofosbuvir that was available from Egypt at a significantly reduced price. Without endangering the finances of low- and middle-income countries, these medicines could have a significant worldwide influence on public health.
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