Shortage of ‘breakthrough’ weight loss drugs will slow fight against obesity, WHO warns
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from Science | The Guardian on (#71VGJ)
WHO urges countries to make drugs such as Mounjaro more accessible to people and asks drugs companies to lower prices
Weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro offer huge potential to tackle soaring obesity globally but are currently only available to one in 10 of those who need them, the World Health Organization has said.
Their proven effectiveness in helping people lose weight means the medications represent a new chapter" in how health services can treat obesity and the killer diseases it causes, the WHO added.
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