
Joint News Relese: BASF and Beyond Suncare welcome WHO decision to list broad-spectrum sunscreen as “Essential Medicine”
BASF and Beyond Suncare welcome the decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) to include broad-spectrum sunscreen with high SPF in the 24th edition of the Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and the 10th edition of the Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc).
The inclusion of broad-spectrum sunscreen in the WHO EML and EMLc follows an application submitted in November 2024 by the Global Albinism Alliance, in partnership with the United Nations Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Persons with Albinism, the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change, and esteemed collaborators and dedicated partners who presented a unified, evidence-based application to the WHO, including Beyond Suncare.
This News Release is only available in English.
The inclusion of broad-spectrum sunscreen in the WHO EML and EMLc follows an application submitted in November 2024 by the Global Albinism Alliance, in partnership with the United Nations Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Persons with Albinism, the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change, and esteemed collaborators and dedicated partners who presented a unified, evidence-based application to the WHO, including Beyond Suncare.
This News Release is only available in English.

