This document is intended to provide a convenient reference to the second edition of the WHO Model List of Essential In Vitro diagnostics (EDL). The EDL presented here provides abbreviated information including the EDL table itself and should be read and interpreted with reference to the report of the second meeting of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on In Vitro Diagnostics, 2019.WHO presents the second Model List of Essential In Vitro Diagnostics (EDL), which extends the first List, published in May 2018. The List recognizes that in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) are essential for advancing universal health coverage, addressing health emergencies and promoting healthier populations, which are the three strategic priorities of the Thirteenth WHO General Programme of Work, 2019–2023.
