Novo relatório da OMS mapeia as barreiras à disponibilidade de insulina e sugere ações que promovam o acesso universal – “100 anos depois de sua descoberta, a insulina ainda está fora do alcance de muitos que vivem com diabetes.”

Comunicado de imprensa: New WHO report maps barriers to insulin availability and suggests actions to promote universal access – World Health Organization

Relatório: Keeping the 100-year-old promise: making insulin access universal – World Health Organization

Comentário: Half the People Living with Diabetes Can’t Afford Insulin, WHO Report Shows – Health Policy Watch

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The 🆕 WHO report on global access to #insulin shows how a century after its discovery, insulin remains inaccessible or unaffordable for many children and adults living with #diabetes around the 🌍🌎🌏.

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