Instructions for applicants preparing a submission for the 2027 meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines

Overview

The 26th 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 2027.

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.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 6 November 2026, 18h00 UTC. Final submissions must be emailed in both PDF and Word formats to the EML Secretariat at emlsecretariat@who.int