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Nov 12, 2021, 9 tweets

The πŸ†• 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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5 out of 10 people with type 2 #diabetes in the 🌍 still do not have access to insulin and only 3 companies dominate 90% of the market for insulin setting πŸ“ˆ prices.

This is unacceptable. Everybody deserves to have access to life-saving treatment.

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WHO is hosting dialogues with manufacturers to increase availability of #insulin and other diabetes medicines and health technologies under the framework of the Global Diabetes Compact.

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Commitments made by manufacturers of #diabetes medicines and technologies so far include:

βœ… Participation in WHO prequalification programme.
βœ… Participation in pooled procurement mechanism when established.

Further commitments needed.
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Analogue #insulin is at least 1.5 times more expensive than human insulins.

People living in low- and middle-income countries can spend up to 2⃣ weeks of their wages on buying only 1⃣ month’s supply of analogues.

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#Insulin can be produced at a relatively low cost - between US$ 2 and US$ 25 for a month’s supply, yet prices to patients could be more than US$ 80.

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80% of the patients living with #diabetes are in low- and middle-income countries, yet the research on treatments is geared towards wealthy markets neglecting those who need them most.

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To increase access to insulin WHO advises to:

1⃣ Boost human insulin supply and diversify the manufacture of analogue insulins.
2⃣ Ensure that prompt diagnosis and access to devices for 🩸 sugar monitoring and πŸ’‰ insulin are available.
3⃣ Use human insulin where possible.

If you are living with diabetes and control your blood glucose levels with insulin daily you can live a full life, enjoy sport, social activities, family, and more! πŸ’ͺ

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