The World Health Organization has recommended greater use of cheap copies of expensive cancer drugs in a bid to make lifesaving medicine more widely available in poor countries.
The agency recently published two lists -- Essential Medicines and Essential Diagnostics -- to help countries prioritise critical health products that should be widely available and affordable throughout health systems.
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